Shire bid marks Takeda's latest - and biggest - push for global status [Reuters]
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Shire bid marks Takeda's latest - and biggest - push for global status | Reuters 7 Min Read TOKYO (Reuters) - Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd’s ( 4502.T ) $64 billion bid for London-listed rare disease specialist Shire Plc ( SHP.L ) bolsters its credentials as Japan’s most outward facing drugs firm, a mould-breaking image that has been more than a decade in the making. Under chief executive Christophe Weber and his predecessor, Yasuchika Hasegawa, Takeda has cut its exposure to Japan, brought in expertise through overseas acquisitions and thrown open its leadership ranks to foreign talent. Some investors worry that Takeda, with only $4.3 billion in cash on hand for the Shire deal, may be overreaching. The company’s shares dropped more than 7 percent on Wednesday after Shire said it was willing to recommend the offer to shareholders, and are down 18 percent since news of Takeda’s interest in a deal became public in late March. But few argue that Takeda’s management isn’t ready to go g
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