Posts Tagged ‘acquisition’

Microsoft inks $8.5 billion Skype buy in Web shift

Microsoft Corp plans to buy Internet phone service Skype for $8.5 billion, a rich price as it seeks to regain ground on growing rivals such as Google Inc.

Teva buying Cephalon for $6.8 billion

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. has agreed to buy Cephalon Inc. for $6.8 billion in a deal that would give the world’s largest generic drug developer a range of biotechnology drugs aimed at cancer and other conditions.

J&J to buy Synthes for $21.6 billion

Johnson & Johnson is to buy Swiss medical devices maker Synthes Inc for 19 billion Swiss francs ($21.6 billion) in its largest ever buy, boosting its orthopaedic business.

3 Columbus Circle $300 Million Financing Completed

SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE:SLG) today announced the refinancing of 3 Columbus Circle and repayment of the $250 million acquisition bridge loan that was originated in January 2011 by SL Green and Deutsche Bank.