Deals In Depth: February 2015

AstraZeneca took on a large respiratory portfolio through a $700 million deal with Actavis; Pfizer improved biosimilar capabilities through its $17 billion takeover of Hospira. Follow-on public offerings dominated biopharma and device financing.

Exhibit 1

Top Alliances In February 2015

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