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Talecris Likely Target for New Entrant into Plasma Therapeutics
May 26, 2009
CSL's recent communication that US regulators were likely to block their acquisition should intensify interest in this growing stable part of the healthcare market. While there may be opportunities for CSL to alter their bid, after a year of deliberation by regulators, a failure to approve the purchase means that a new market entrant may have more success. This opens the path for private equity, a smaller European plasma player, or specialty therapeutics firm.