March 28, 2018 01:24 PM EDT
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Could Take­da pull off a $50B-plus Shire takeover? Maybe, but an­a­lysts and in­vestors have their doubts if they should

John Carroll

Editor & Founder

The news bright and ear­ly Wednes­day morn­ing that Take­da $TKPYY was plan­ning to make a run at Shire $SH­PG caused more than a lit­tle head …

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