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Monday Deal Review: November 26, 2012

Welcome to your Monday Biotech Deal Review for November 26, 2012. This past week saw Valeant continue their aggressive stock repurchase program. Valeant plans to repurchase up to $1.5 billion worth of its own stock, senior notes or debt. Further, we saw Paladin expand its potential sales reach with the purchase of a controlling stake in Mexico-based Ativa Pharma.  Get the full breakdown of these and many more of the past week’s major biotech stories.   
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Monday Biotech Deal Review: July 9, 2012

Welcome to your Monday Biotech Deal Review for July 9, 2012.  Highlights from the previous two weeks include the announcement of a $13.25 million prospectus offering by Trimel Pharmaceuticals, and the announcement of a $200 million exchange offer by Angiotech on its Senior Floating Rate Notes due 2013.  Read on to learn more. Read more of this post

Monday Biotech Deal Review: June 11, 2012

Welcome to your Monday Biotech Deal Review for June 11, 2012.  The Monday Biotech Deal Review is back with Norton Rose Canada summer law student Jennifer Ng, who has agreed to assist with the deal review over the summer months.  A very warm thanks to Keldeagh Lindsay for his dedication and contribution to the blog!  The below covers transactions in the biotech space since since May 14, 2012.  Highlights include the closing of the first tranche of Stellar Pharmaceuticals’ debt financing, as well as private placements each worth approximately $6 million closed for each of MedMira Inc. and Lorus Therapeutics.  Read on to learn more.  Read more of this post

Monday Biotech Deal Review: July 11, 2011

Welcome to your Monday Biotech Deal Review for July 11, 2011.  This week is a double feature, owing to last week’s break due to both Canada Day and Fourth of July holidays.  There was a lot of activity over the past two weeks in the biotech space.   Read on to catch up!  Read more of this post

Monday Biotech Deal Review: June 13, 2011

Welcome to your Monday Biotech Deal Review for June 13, 2011.  Notable stories include the completion of GeneNews’ early warrant exercise program and debenture conversion opportunity, resulting in gross proceeds of nearly $3M to the Company.  As well, Somaxon and Paladin Labs have teamed up for the commercialization of Selinor in Canada, South America and Africa.  Read on to learn more.  Read more of this post

Monday Biotech Deal Review: February 28, 2011

Welcome to your Monday biotech deal review for February 28, 2011.  In addition to the usual reviews of biotech corporate activity, this week featured the announcement of Theratechnologies’ U.S. IPO, the closing of a $40M bought deal by Paladin Labs, Angiotech’s recapitalization amendment and the appointment of a Receiver for LAB Research.  Read on to learn more.   Read more of this post

Monday Biotech Deal Review: April 5, 2010

The past week was consumed with religious holidays and summer weather, and also with year-end earnings announcements, so there was less deal activity than usual.  Still, there’s about $500 million of goodies to check out after the jump, thanks mostly to MDS and its delightful Dutch auction. Read more of this post

Monday Biotech Deal Review: March 22, 2010

Bought deals are all the rage this week, with BioExx and Osta Biotechnologies both heading in that direction.  Also, everywhere we look, warrants are being exercised and debentures are being converted. We even noted the green shoots of a new Canadian listed biotech company poking through the ground via a CPC transaction.  Is there a Spring thaw in Canada’s biotech capital markets?  Read more of this post

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