The Health Care M&A Monthly: JNJ Buys Crucell, NV–

Pays $2.4  Billion To Grow Vaccines Business Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) recently announced plans to buy the remaining 82.1% that it does not already own of Crucell, NV (NASDAQ: CRXL), the Dutch vaccines company. The purchase price is $2.4 billion. This deal...

The Health Care M&A Monthly: Onex Corp. Buys ResCare–

Pays $390.0 Million For Behavioral Services Provider Canadian private equity firm Onex Corp. (TSX: OCX) made a bid in mid-August to acquire the remainder of ResCare (NASDAQ: RSCR). In the second largest Behavioral Health Care deal of the year, behind Universal Health...

The Health Care M&A Monthly: Sanofi Courts Genzyme–

Opens Negotiations With $18.3 Billion Bid In what appears to be the industry’s worst-kept secret, Sanofi-Aventis (NYSE: SNY) has approached biotech giant Genzyme Corp. (NASDAQ: GENZ) with a takeover offer. Why it would do so, however, is no secret. Several of Sanofi’s...