BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU antitrust regulators opened on Wednesday a full-scale investigation into Johnson & Johnson’s
The European Commission set an Aug. 10 deadline for its decision on the deal.
Japan’s biggest drugmaker announced the disposal of $10 billion worth of assets to cut debt in May last year, and also said it was selling TachoSil, a surgical patch for bleeding control, to Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon for $400 million.
(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee)