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Actelion re-enters transaction talks with Johnson & Johnson
Published Thu, Dec 22, 2016 · 09:50 PM
Frankfurt
SWISS biotech company Actelion has turned back to prospective bidder Johnson & Johnson (J&J) for exclusive talks about a "strategic transaction", in an about-turn that appears to sideline rival suitor Sanofi.
Actelion said in a brief statement on Wednesday that it was in exclusive negotiations with the US health care giant but that there could be "no assurance…
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