Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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Takeda to Issue Straight Bonds for the First Time in 25 Years to Cover Nycomed Acquisition
Takeda Pharmaceutical announced on February 29 that it has decided to issue straight bonds to repay part of the short-term interest-baring debt that resulted from its acquisition of Nycomed A/S of Switzerland. It will be Takeda’s first issuance of straight…
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