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CRO M&A: INC Research completes $232M Kendle acquisition

INC Research‘s $232 million acquisition of Ohio clinical research organization Kendle (NASDAQ:KNDL) is complete. Raleigh, North Carolina-based INC announced completion of the all-cash deal  Tuesday after the close of the financial markets. The combined, privately held company will operate as INC Research led by INC’s CEO James Ogle, along with his INC management team. The […]

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CROs and strategic partnerships: Why INC Research is acquiring Kendle

INC Research‘s new CFO revealed a lofty goal for the clinical research organization shortly after joining the Raleigh, North Carolina company in February. Within five years, David Gill said, INC aims to be one of the top five CROs in the industry. Privately held INC’s $232 million acquisition of the larger Cincinnati, Ohio-based Kendle International […]

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Kendle acquired by INC Research in $232 million CRO deal

Cincinnati-based contract research organization Kendle International (Nasdaq:KNDL) has solved its “acquire-or-be-acquired” dilemma. Kendle agreed to sell itself to Raleigh, North Carolina-based CRO INC Research for $232 million, according to a statement from the companies. The selling price of $15.25 per share represents a 60.5 percent premium over Kendle’s closing share price on Wednesday. Kendle’s board […]

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Growing CRO demand boosts outlook for Kendle

A strange thing happened on Kendle International‘s (NASDAQ:KNDL) most recent quarterly earnings conference call. An analyst asked CEO-to-be Steve Cutler if he planned to make any significant changes once he takes the company’s reins from current CEO and founder Candace Kendle. Bearing in mind that Kendle had just announced a $9 million loss — its […]

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Kendle shares plummet 12% on Q4 loss

Contract research organization Kendle International (NASDAQ: KNDL) saw its stock tumble 12 percent a day after it announced a $9 million fourth-quarter loss. Despite a raft of less-than-stellar numbers, new CEO Steve Cutler said he doesn't foresee any big changes in the short or medium term.

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Kendle International: Biopharma industry turnaround has begun

Updated 4:20 p.m. on Thursday, May 6, 2010. Contract research organization (CRO) Kendle International (NASDAQ: KNDL) is beginning to see a turnaround in its business as negative trends that have been affecting its drug- and therapy-developing clients taper off. Some securities analysts recently have said Kendle is in a tough spot — too small to […]

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Kendle International: Acquire or be acquired; that’s the question

Kendle International seems to be caught in the awkward space between the biopharmaceutical industry’s first and second tiers, according to securities analysts quoted by the Business Courier of Cincinnati. For one analyst, that means Kendle should buy or be bought. For another, it means Kendle should acquire other contract research organizations (CROs) so it can […]

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Kendle’s Chinese affiliate receives quality certification

Contract research organization  Kendle International Inc.‘s Chinese affiliate has received a certification that the company says highlights the quality and consistency of its operations in China. The company said KendleWits, its Chinese arm, is the first global contract research organization (CRO) to achieve ISO 9001:2008 certification in the country, according to a statement from Kendle. […]