Filed in archive Corporate and Industrial News by ruth on April 13, 2007

MedImmune, the makers of the inhaled influenza vaccine FluMist, is considering acquisition offers from third parties. It has hired Goldman Sachs & Co. and the law firm Dewey Ballantine to help with a possible sale.

[snip].. indications of interest by major pharmaceutical companies, coupled with recent expressions by certain stockholders of dissatisfaction with the company's short-term stock price performance, have led the board to authorize management to gather information regarding possible strategic interest in acquiring the company.

More backgrounder info from Chron.com.

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