Comments on: Keeping score: biotech, Chinese debt and European ECM http://blogs.reuters.com/reuters-dealzone/2009/07/24/keeping-score-biotech-chinese-debt-and-european-ecm/ Behind the deals and deal-makers Thu, 23 May 2013 00:14:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Quentin Webb http://blogs.reuters.com/reuters-dealzone/2009/07/24/keeping-score-biotech-chinese-debt-and-european-ecm/comment-page-1/#comment-345539 Quentin Webb Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:19:58 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/reuters-dealzone/?p=16448#comment-345539 Diane, I checked this with our data team. It's because they are looking at announced deals, rather than completed deals. They say: "Roche Holding announced its intention to acquire the remaining 44.25% in Genentech that it didn’t already own on July 21, 2008. The transaction completed on March 26, 2009." Diane, I checked this with our data team. It’s because they are looking at announced deals, rather than completed deals.

They say: “Roche Holding announced its intention to acquire the remaining 44.25% in Genentech that it didn’t already own on July 21, 2008. The transaction completed on March 26, 2009.”

]]> By: Diane http://blogs.reuters.com/reuters-dealzone/2009/07/24/keeping-score-biotech-chinese-debt-and-european-ecm/comment-page-1/#comment-345492 Diane Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:20:04 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/reuters-dealzone/?p=16448#comment-345492 The Roche acquisition of Genentech was completed on March 26, 2009....why are you counting it in 2008?? The Roche acquisition of Genentech was completed on March 26, 2009….why are you counting it in 2008??

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