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Kyowa Pharma Joins Medipal-JWP JV, Now Sister Firm to Nichi-Iko
Kyowa Pharmaceutical Industry has become a subsidiary of a company jointly owned by major wholesaler Medipal Holdings and Japanese private equity fund J-Will Partners (JWP), effective March 1, it has been learned. The move is already stirring speculation that Kyowa…
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