International Business News - FMS http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif APP Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Tuesday U.S. regulators have cleared the way for its purchase by German dialysis-clinic operator Fresenius. In July, Hamburg-based Fresenius announced its plan to purchase APP for $3.7 billion in cash, or $23 per share, plus potential contingent payments of $970 million, or $6 per share. APP said Tuesday it expects the deal to close by mid-September, now that the Federal Trade Commission has completed its review of the transaction. German authorities previously signed off on the deal. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/us-regulators-approve-fresenius-buyout-of-app.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:29:17 EDT Dialysis products maker Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA saw its net profit increase by 17 percent in the second quarter, according to preliminary figures released Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/fresenius-medicals-2q-profit-rises.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:47:34 EDT Shares of APP Pharmaceuticals Inc. skyrocketed Monday after Germany's Fresenius SE said it will buy the U.S. generic drug maker for $3.7 billion in cash. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/out-of-the-gate-app-pharmaceuticals-shares-spike.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:46:33 EDT Pharmaceutical shares were front and center in premarket trading Monday as U.S. markets appeared headed for a mixed open following the holiday weekend. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/premarket-movers-pharma-stocks-lead-mixed-session.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:53:05 EDT Fresenius Medical Care AG, a German dialysis services company, spent $550,000 lobbying the U.S. federal government in the first quarter, according to a recent disclosure report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/fresenius-spent-550k-lobbying-in-first-quarter.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:28:34 EDT Nabi Biopharmaceuticals said Thursday it has settled its patent-infringement case against Roxane Laboratories Inc. regarding Nabi's former product PhosLo GelCaps. The court dismissed the case with ... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080403/nabi-settles-suit-against-roxane-labs.htm Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:51:54 EDT A Wachovia analyst expects chatter surrounding a Medicare bill to escalate over the next two months, potentially causing volatility for certain health care providers' stocks. Analyst William Bonell... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080401/sector-wrap-health-care-providers.htm Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:37:26 EDT Dialysis clinic operator Fresenius Medical Care paid Elmendorf Strategies LLC $120,000 to lobby Congress last year, according to a government disclosure form. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080228/fresenius-paid-lobbyist-120-000.htm Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:47:49 EST