Astellas Launches OSI Bid

March 2, 2010

Astellas launched its unsolicited $3.5 billionr bid for the U.S. biotech company OSI Pharmaceuticals and filed a lawsuit to protect the offer from challenges.

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Diageo Eyes China Spirits Firm

March 2, 2010

Diageo is moving to acquire a controlling stake in the holding company that owns Shui Jing Fang, one of China’s oldest spirits brands.

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U.K. Rethinks M&A Rules

March 2, 2010

The business secretary called for a wide-ranging review of U.K. takeover law, the latest sign that the decades-long mantra that foreign ownership is neutral for domestic companies is being challenged in Britain.

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