PRC drug company bought by US counterpart

    June 10, 2010 | BY

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    A US-based drug research company, Charles River Laboratories International will purchase China-based WuXi PharmaTech, a drug research and development outsourcing…

    A US-based drug research company, Charles River Laboratories International will purchase China-based WuXi PharmaTech, a drug research and development outsourcing company with operations in China and the US.

    Charles River will pay approximately US$1.6 billion to acquire WuXi PharmaTech. The transaction is expected to close by the fourth quarter of 2010 and is subject to the approval of both companies' stockholders, customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.

    Commerce and Finance Law Offices represented WuXi Pharmatech on Chinese law, while Fangda Partners acted as PRC counsel to Charles River. Cravath Swaine & Moore served as US counsel to WuXi. Davis Polk & Wardwell represented Charles River, with Hong Kong-based Howard Zhang as one of the lead partners.

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