Tag Archives: Celgene

Allergan taps Celgene vet Hugin for M&A guidance, but proxy brawlers aren't impressed

Troubled Allergan is taking steps to appease investors, including bringing in a big-name biotech exec for guidance. But not everyone is impressed. In a Friday proxy filing, the company said it had drafted former Celgene CEO and M&A engineer Bob Hugin to head up a new deal-focused committee. Three current board members will round out the panel,… Read More »

Bristol-Myers yanked its Celgene bid days before deadline—and got a better price

On Dec. 10, Bristol-Myers Squibb made what it said was its final offer to acquire Celgene. But it turns out that wasn’t the case. It ended up scoring a better deal instead. Just days before a Jan. 2 deadline Bristol-Myers itself had set for wrapping up an agreement, the New Jersey drugmaker pulled that proposal—$ 57… Read More »

JPM 2019: Bristol-Myers, Celgene CEOs trot out detailed case for $74B megadeal

SAN FRANCISCO—Bristol-Myers Squibb and Celgene sent 2019’s first big shockwave throughout pharma with last week’s $ 74 billion megamerger announcement. And they immediately touched off questions about the deal: Analysts called it too expensive, not to mention risky on the patent side and pipeline, too. But even as market watchers continued to offer up their reservations on… Read More »