CNBC Squawk Box May 6, 2014
Continues. Bayer will buy america consumer over the counter business for 14. 2 billion. Also the two companies are establishing a have a teemgic collaboration in cardiovascular diseases. And this will vowill involve me paying 2 billion to bayer. But again, the big headline here is the 14. 2 billion deal for mercks over the counter consumer business. Why is there so much deal making going on in pharmaceuticals . This has been incredible. Weve seen a swap from glaxo and novartis. This is a way for companies to hone in on what theyre good at. Were hearing a lot of pharmaceutical companies saying ...