Monday, October 26, 2009

CNBC World Premiere of "Trading the Globe" (3 links)

http://www.cnbc.com/id/33280647/

Hosted by Tim Seymour, "Trading the Globe" is CNBC's first full program dedicated exclusively to emerging markets, and Ron Shah was invited as one of 3 panelists during the premiere episode. The topics covered Brazil, Indonesia, Turkey, China and some snippets on fund flows, India and other general topics.



Saturday, October 3, 2009

The Jina team closes the sale of SPC to COVANCE

On March 18th, 2009; the Jina team successfully completed the sale of Swiss Pharma Contract Ltd ("SPC") to Covance Inc ("CVD").

The Basel, Switzerland based SPC was owned by management, private shareholders and Novartis Venture Fund. The deal was completed at the bottom of the financial collapse and still delivered a premium valuation to both shareholders and the Novartis Venture Fund.

Covance has repeatedly stated that the SPC acquisition was the Company's best strategic growth decision of 2009, as it provides Covance with excellent medical leadership and a strong European footprint for early stage growth.

Covered in the news:
http://www.outsourcing-pharma.com/Clinical-Development/Covance-boosts-Phase-I-capacity-with-SPC-buy