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UK/ US: Drugmaker Shire bids $30 billion for Baxalta

By  |  August 4, 2015

Drug maker Shire said on Tuesday it was seeking to buy Baxalta (BXLT.N), a company spun-off by Baxter International last month, for $30 billion to forge the leading global specialist in rare diseases.

The London-listed group went public with its approach after the U.S. firm turned it down during private talks last month.

Baxalta rebuffed the offer on Tuesday and said in a statement that Shire’s unsolicited offer significantly undervalued the company.

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