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FTSE 100 drugs company to become largest listed shareholder
Thursday 23 Mar 2017 Author: Daniel Coatsworth

 

FTSE 100 drugs giant AstraZeneca (AZN) is to become a 14.3% shareholder in small cap speciality pharma business Circassia (CIR). The latter is buying US commercial rights to two products from AstraZeneca in a cash and shares deal. AstraZeneca will displace Touchstone Innovations (IVO) as the biggest listed shareholder; Touchstone presently owns 9.3% of Circassia, according to Reuters. (DC)

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