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‘The pharma sector is very busy’: Slaughters, Davis Polk and Skadden win roles on Shire’s $5.2bn acquisition

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Legal Business · 12 January 2015 · 2 min read
Corporate and M&A Davis Polk Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Slaughter and May

Slaughter and May was called upon by longstanding pharmaceutical client Shire on its biggest acquisition to date as it purchased biotech NPS Pharma, represented by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, for $5.2bn.

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