Elan

Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk buys Irish drug manufacturing plant in €85m deal

Danish weight loss and diabetes specialist is looking to develop a tablet form of its blockbuster obesity treatments

Thu Dec 14 2023 - 12:21

Malin settles legal action over founder share claims

Founder shareholders had been seeking to convert shares into direct stock

Thu Oct 13 2022 - 17:32

Irish Open golf sponsorship a calling card for careers in curing rare diseases

Interview: Horizon Therapeutics chief Tim Walbert sees Dublin at heart of its international expansion

Fri May 13 2022 - 13:00

Value of disputed tax cases before appeals commission plummets by €2.85bn in 2021

Tax Appeals Commission closes 1,800 appeals

Thu Apr 21 2022 - 18:40

Drug company Perrigo welcomes settlement of record tax bill

Company will pay over money within seven days of formal agreement being signed

Thu Sept 30 2021 - 12:54

Perrigo agrees €300m settlement of €1.64bn tax assessment

Tax dispute dates back to a 2016 audit by Revenue

Wed Sept 29 2021 - 23:00

Former Eircom finance director Peter Lynch dies aged 63

The one-time stockbroker from Belfast was considered dynamic and gregarious

Tue Aug 31 2021 - 16:12

Perrigo boss on the largest tax bill ever issued by Revenue

Business interview: CEO Murray Kessler talks Covid and sorting out Perrigo’s Irish tax bill

Fri Jul 16 2021 - 13:00

Dublin-based Prothena to sell drug to Novo Nordisk in $1.2bn deal

Drugmaker, which spun out of Elan is selling PRX004 so it can focus on other therapies

Wed Jul 14 2021 - 14:18

Ireland's largest tax bill falls 40% to €976m

Revenue Commissioners and Perrigo have been in intense discussions for months

Tue Jul 13 2021 - 22:05

Revenue rejects settlement offer on €1.64bn Perrigo tax bill

Consumer healthcare group hit with largest tax assessment ever issued by commissioners

Thu May 13 2021 - 13:22

Perrigo makes offer to Revenue on disputed €1.64bn tax bill

Amount is second-largest in the history of the State, behind only high-profile Apple case

Tue May 11 2021 - 19:32

Shares in Dublin-based Prothena surge as it seeks to raise $67.8m

Nasdaq-listed company was spun out of Irish drugmaker Elan back in 2012

Wed Mar 24 2021 - 17:06

Covid-19: Communications head appointed for vaccine rollout

Move comes amid criticism of pace of rollout and concern over vaccine hesitancy among population

Thu Jan 07 2021 - 13:21

Multinationals fret over ruling on intellectual property sale

Perrigo court case and ruling over €1.64bn tax bill has far-reaching implications

Thu Nov 05 2020 - 05:48

Perrigo loses action to overturn €1.64bn Irish tax assessment

Action brought by drug firm against Revenue closely watched for implications beyond case

Wed Nov 04 2020 - 14:12

Perrigo mulls over appeal path to pursue on €1.64bn tax bill

US pharma giant says it is disappointed by High Court judgment

Wed Nov 04 2020 - 14:04

Fountain closes third life sciences fund after raising €125m

Group eyeing up to 10 investments, mostly in therapeutics and medical device sectors

Tue Nov 03 2020 - 11:53

High Court to rule on €1.64bn Perrigo tax case next week

Judgment could have major implications well beyond the drug company

Fri Oct 30 2020 - 13:25

UDG reinstates dividend, guidance despite ongoing Covid-19 uncertainty

Company says third quarter saw drop in revenue as restrictions hit business

Wed Aug 05 2020 - 08:17

Revenue says Perrigo is no ‘sacrificial victim’ over €1.6bn tax bill

Drug company not being ‘singled out’ in dispute over tax assessment, High Court told

Wed Jun 10 2020 - 16:29

Revenue tells court it was entitled to raise €1.64bn tax assessment against Perrigo

Tax collector maintains Perrigo owes the money because of its 2013 purchase of Elan

Fri Jun 05 2020 - 18:07

Perrigo tells court of ‘very high level of unfairness’ in €1.64bn tax bill

Pharma group challenging ‘surprise’ Revenue assessment in hearing via video link

Thu Jun 04 2020 - 13:00

Perrigo’s High Court challenge to €1.64bn tax bill to be heard remotely

US drug company case to be heard via video link due to Covid-19 courtroom restrictions

Wed Jun 03 2020 - 12:43

Revenue faces US drug company Perrigo over disputed €1.64bn tax bill

Irish tax authorities argue sale of drug for MS should have been treated as capital gain

Tue Jun 02 2020 - 05:45

Perrigo has ‘better than 50% chance’ of winning Irish tax case

US analyst RBC upbeat about High Court challenge to €1.64bn charge over Tysabri

Thu Feb 06 2020 - 05:47

Roll up, roll up: capitalism will drive cannabis legalisation in Ireland

Legalisation is coming, no matter what Irish policymakers may say now

Fri Aug 23 2019 - 05:05

Perrigo criticises Revenue move to reap back tax of €1.64bn

Tax bill linked to sale by Elan of its stake in multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri in 2013

Thu May 09 2019 - 20:28

RBC backs Perrigo over €1.6bn tax demand

Perrigo has repeatedly argued it will defend its position in the tax case, and denies Elan underpaid tax on the Tysabri deal

Thu Mar 21 2019 - 06:46

Perrigo files for judicial review of €1.6bn Revenue tax bill

Revenue should not have issued notice of amended assessment of liability, firm says

Mon Feb 25 2019 - 13:55

Canadian pharma company appoints Dublin man to lead new Europe operation

Theratechnologies has appointed Conor Walshe to the role of general manager

Tue Feb 12 2019 - 11:54

UDG Healthcare appoints two non-executive directors to board

Peter Chambré and Shane Cooke to take up roles with services provider on February 1st

Tue Jan 08 2019 - 08:32

Perrigo appeals €1.6bn Revenue tax demand

Pharma group understood to have filed documents to contest assessment

Fri Dec 28 2018 - 00:00

Perrigo shares rise as deadline for appealing €1.6bn Irish tax bill nears

Listed pharmaceutical giant has signalled its intention to appeal Revenue’s tax assessment

Wed Dec 26 2018 - 17:47