Lots of CRO deals lately. Now Evotec, a Germany-based vendor focusing on pre-clinical development, is acquiring Aptuit, which provides similar services, for $300 million.
This is what happens when you don't have a fruit in your company name, you get sold. Nursing home pharmacy chain Pharmerica is being bought by a PE firm for $1.4 billion. No word yet on whether the name will be changed to Pharnana.
Must be a fruity day, as Limelight Health garners $7 million in new funding for its employee health benefits enrollment, etc. software. What's next--a company named Apple?
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