Mega-Mergers in the Pharmaceutical Industry
โ Scribed by Po, Alain Li
- Book ID
- 121645239
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 91 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1170-7690
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## Abstract We examine the determinants and effects of M&A activity in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry using SDC data on 383 firms from 1988 to 2001. For large firms, mergers are a response to expected excess capacity due to patent expirations and gaps in a firm's product pipeline. For sm
and a I.D. from the Uniuersity of Virginia. He has writtelr tzumroz4s books aud articles on goucrnme~zt reglllation and on the performance of regl4lated markets. His forthcomirlg article ill the Energy Law Journal treats this szrbject in greater detail. ## Slow Down the Mega-Merger Feeding Frenzy