Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions


** U.S. healthcare company Johnson & Johnson has approached Swiss biotechnology firm Actelion Ltd about a potential takeover, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. ** Italian utility Edison, which has made a bid for Alerion Clean Power, plans to buy another company by March, Chief Executive Marc Benayoun said in an interview with daily Corriere della Sera on Friday.



from Biotech News