VENTURE CAPITAL POST

Some of the top 20 investors at Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd (SLXP.O) are threatening to vote down a proposed deal to buy a unit of Cosmo Pharmaceuticals SpA (COPN.S), and are pressing Salix to consider selling itself instead, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

The Burman family and Healthcare At Home UK form joint venture for the Indian market.

Albion Ventures had decided to invest in Aridhia for its cutting edge informatics platform.

History showed greater economic performance after a shutdown, but there are many issues after that which need action from government.

In the fifth year after the so-called 'Great Recession', Obama highlights the gains made by the US economy as a better capitalized and better regulated economy.

The initial closing of Quadria Capital's second fund raised USD 107 million in capital commitments.

BioFire is bought out by BioMerieux for USD450 million, funded through debt.

For a Round-A venture capital investment, Vodafone Ventures Egypt would be taking a 22.22% stake in online pharmacy Agzakhana.com.

In a surprising but laudable move, multinational retail company Walmart released changes on its 2014 healthcare package, including a provision for LGBT employees to elect domestic spouses in health insurance.

Baird Capital recently announced its investment in China's Kedu Healthcare.

Five investment projects were approved by Malaysia's National Key Economic Area today.

Pharmaceuticals companies PharmAthene and Theraclone Sciences agreed to merge for expansion of drug research and development.

Venture capital fund Ascension Health Ventures backs healthcare technology innovator Quantros.

American hospital chain Community Health agreed to buy Health Management Associates Inc. for US$3.9 billion in cash and stock.

A report revealed that healthcare investments to Cleveland in the fist half of 2013 was US$80 million, down from the US$104 million in the same period last year.