Deals Rumor Mill: Pfizer, Hellman & Friedman, Carlyle

By Benjamin Horney (May 4, 2016, 4:00 PM EDT) -- Pfizer Inc. has alerted California-based oncology biotech Medivation Inc. of the pharmaceutical giant's interest in making a takeover offer, Reuters reported Tuesday. According to the report, Medivation remains undecided on whether to enter talks with Pfizer, and is in the process of conferring with financial and legal counsel. The news comes soon after Medivation's board unanimously rejected a $9.3 billion all-cash buyout bid from French drugmaker Sanofi SA. Sanofi has maintained that it plans to take its offer directly to shareholders....

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