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2009 Pharma M&A
Bid amount
Anouncement Day Who Activity Target Activity Layoffs Comments
($ Bilion)
Acquisitions
January, 12 Abbott Labs Drug Manufacturer Advanced Medical Optics Medical devices 2.8
January, 26 Pfizer Drug Manufacturer Wyeth Drug Manufacturer 68 20,000 Layoffs to be confirmed
February, 9 Lundbeck Drug Manufacturer Ovation Pharmaceuticals Inc. Drug Manufacturer 0.9
March, 9 Merck Drug Manufacturer Schering-Plough Drug Manufacturer 41 16,000 Layoffs to be confirmed
Completed its tender offer to acquire the remaining publicly
March, 26 Roche Drug Manufacturer Genentech Biotech 43 held outstanding common stock in Genentech
April, 9 Sanofi-Aventis Drug Manufacturer Medley Drug Manufacturer 0.66 Medley headquarters are in Brazil
May, 22 J&J Drug Manufacturer Cougar Biotech 0.89
Bristol and Medarex were already partnered on ipilimumab,
July, 23 Bristol-Myers Squibb Drug Manufacturer Medarex Biotech 2.1 a drug in Phase III trials for melanoma.

Acquire Merck's interest in Merial

Agreement includes option for Sanofi-Aventis to combine
July, 30 Sanofi-Aventis Drug Manufacturer Merial Drug Manufacturer 4 Merial with Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health in new
equally owned joint venture with the new Merck

August, 24 Warner Chilcott Drug Manufacturer P&G Consumer Products 3 Prescription drug business
September, 28 Abbott Drug Manufacturer Solvay Drug Manufacturer 6.6 Drug Unit acquisition
Total 172.95 36,000
Stakes Takes
September, 29 J&J Drug Manufacturer Crucell Biotech 0.44 18% Stake
Total 0.44
Total amount for all operations 173.4