Elan Corporation PLC

More

• UPDATE 3-Elan's $1 bln drug royalty deal aids bid defence Monday, 13 May 2013 | 8:15 AM ET

  DUBLIN, May 13- Irish drugmaker Elan Corporation has agreed a $1 billion royalties deal that could soothe concerns about its potentially risky acquisition strategy and fend off a takeover bid from Royalty Pharma.

• Elan Strikes $1 Billion Royalty Deal With Theravance Monday, 13 May 2013 | 6:45 AM ET

  Elan stepped up its bid to keep its independence on Monday by agreeing a $1 billion deal to buy 21 percent of the royalties that U.S. company Theravance receives from GlaxoSmithKline.

• Insider-trading trial of SAC Capital's Steinberg to start Nov. 18 Friday, 3 May 2013 | 4:28 PM ET

  *SAC Capital employee loses bid for new judge. NEW YORK, May 3- A federal judge has set Nov. 18 for the start of the criminal trial of Michael Steinberg, the most senior employee of Steven A. Cohen's hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors to be indicted for insider trading.

• Royalty Pharma stands by reduced Elan bid Thursday, 2 May 2013 | 8:38 AM ET

  *Royalty submits offer document for Elan Corp. DUBLIN, May 2- Royalty Pharma submitted its $11.25 per share bid for Elan to the Irish drugmaker's shareholders on Thursday, standing by its reduced price in the face of the target's insistence it is worth more.

• BRIEF-Royalty Pharma submits formal cash offer for Elan Thursday, 2 May 2013 | 7:11 AM ET

  May 2- Elan Corporation PLC:. *Royalty pharma- submits formal cash offer for Elan Corporation; offer price. reflects $1 billion Dutch auction strikeprice of $11.25 per Elan share.

• UPDATE 1-Elan considered buying Royalty before becoming its target Thursday, 2 May 2013 | 12:55 AM ET

  DUBLIN, May 2- Elan considered buying U.S. investment firm Royalty Pharma last year, six months before Royalty made its approach for the Irish drugmaker, the offer document for the bid showed on Thursday. Royalty submitted its $5.7 billion bid on Thursday, standing by a reduced price in the face of Elan's insistence it is worth more.

• Expert network firm hires Texas-based SEC lawyer Tuesday, 30 Apr 2013 | 6:44 PM ET

  April 30- Gerson Lehrman Group, the country's largest expert network firm, has hired a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement attorney to serve as its chief compliance counsel, the company confirmed on Tuesday.

• RESEARCH ALERT-Elan: UBS raises price target Thursday, 25 Apr 2013 | 2:47 AM ET

  April 25- Elan Corporation PLC:. *UBS raises price target to 9.50 euros from 9 euros; rating neutral. Reuters Station users, click. 1580.

• Early Movers: CAT, HAL, HAS & More Monday, 22 Apr 2013 | 8:03 AM ET

  

  Some of the names on the move ahead of the open.

• UPDATE 3-J&J stake sale clouds Royalty bid for Elan Thursday, 18 Apr 2013 | 2:26 PM ET

  *Royalty had urged shareholders to tender at $11.75 or $12. DUBLIN/ NEW YORK, April 18- U.S. healthcare firm Johnson& Johnson cut its stake in Elan Corp on Thursday in a move that clouds prospects for a $7.3 billion takeover bid for the Irish drugmaker.

• Last Call: Boston Bombing Aftermath Tuesday, 16 Apr 2013 | 4:16 AM ET

  

  In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon explosions, counterterrorism officials have found what they believe to be five additional, undetonated explosive devices around the Boston area.

• Last Call: Boston Bombings Aftermath Tuesday, 16 Apr 2013 | 3:33 AM ET

  

  In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon explosions, counterterrorism officials have found what they believe to be five additional, undetonated explosive devices around the Boston area.

• ANALYSIS-Citi reaps profits from hiring rainmakers 2-3 years ago Monday, 15 Apr 2013 | 11:35 PM ET

  *Citigroup climbing back up league tables. NEW YORK, April 15- In the summer of 2010, senior executives at Citigroup Inc told the board of directors the bank needed to hire more dealmakers to have any chance of snagging underwriting assignments and rich takeover advisory fees.

• Big U.S. corporate takeovers drive 'Merger Monday' Monday, 15 Apr 2013 | 5:55 PM ET

  *Thermo Fisher in $13.6 bln Life Tech takeover. *Dish Network bids for Sprint Nextel. Dish Network Corp, the No. 2 U.S. satellite television provider, made a $25.5 billion bid for Sprint Nextel Corp, challenging the proposed acquisition of Sprint by Japan's SoftBank Corp, while Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc struck a $13.6 billion deal to buy Life Technologies Corp..

• Europe Shares Close Down After Commodities Sell-Off Monday, 15 Apr 2013 | 11:46 AM ET

  European shares closed lower on Monday, after news of an unexpected slowdown in China sparked a commodities sell-off.

• Early Movers: S, DISH, C, PCS & More Monday, 15 Apr 2013 | 8:33 AM ET

  

  Some of the names on the move ahead of the open.

• Royalty Pharma says sweetens bid for Elan Monday, 15 Apr 2013 | 7:42 AM ET

  April 15- U.S. investment firm Royalty Pharma sweetened its bid for Irish drugmaker Elan Corp, on Monday, offering what it called "a firm, all cash offer" worth as much as $12 per share, depending on the outcome of a Dutch auction. Royalty Pharma said the offer will be financed through a combination of existing resources and new credit facilities.

• Early Movers: JPM, GPS, HD & More Friday, 12 Apr 2013 | 8:28 AM ET

  

  Some of the names on the move ahead of the open.

• UPDATE 1-US judge OKs smaller of two SAC insider trading deals Monday, 1 Apr 2013 | 5:11 PM ET

  NEW YORK, April 1- A judge in New York approved one of two proposed settlements between units of Steven A. Cohen's $15 billion hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over civil charges related to insider trading.

• UPDATE 2-U.S. judge holds off ruling on SAC Capital-SEC deal Thursday, 28 Mar 2013 | 1:54 PM ET

  NEW YORK, March 28- A judge on Thursday put off a decision on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's proposed $602 million insider trading settlement with a unit of SAC Capital Advisors hedge fund, potentially delaying resolution of the litigation for months.