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Takeda Makes Fifth Pitch for Shire Buyout as Deadline Looms
Takeda Pharmaceutical came back with its fifth bid for Shire on April 24, with the London-listed drug maker saying its board is “considering its position.” Takeda and Shire put out short statements confirming that the Japanese company made a revised…
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