From: <b class="gmail_sendername">shila kaur</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kaur_shila@yahoo.com">kaur_shila@yahoo.com</a>></span><br><div class="gmail_quote"><span>You will find this very interesting! Please read below. Courtesy of a HAIAP partner.</span><div>
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<div><span></span> </div>Health Action International Asia Pacific (HAIAP)
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<div>Ever wondered why Novartis and Roche do not compete?</div>
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<div>See the paragraph below</div>
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<div><span style="LINE-HEIGHT:22px;FONT-FAMILY:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;FONT-SIZE:14px"><font color="#000066">Expectations of structural change and divestments will be reignited by the Symonds announcement, note analysts at Deutsche Bank. <b><u>One particular conundrum for investors is the 33 percent shareholding that Novartis holds in its compatriot Roche</u></b>. Jimenez has ascribed an intangible value to the shareholding, which allows the company to have some say in any acquisitions Roche would choose to make that required the issuance of new shares. Investors may feel that the money could be spent more effectively elsewhere, particularly as Novartis' financial stake in Roche is something of a Vasella heirloom and reminder that the former CEO often talked up the possibility of a Swiss mega merger.</font></span></div>
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