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Alliance Pharma - Substantial eps enhancing acquisition

March 2010

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For the second time in two months, forecasts have been raised significantly, triggering a surge in the shares to a new high of 30.25p. The catalyst was Alliance Pharma's eps enhancing acquisition of 18 generic drugs for between Â£14.3m and Â£16.4m from privately owned Cambridge Laboratories, which is being funded through a combination of a Â£7.5m vendor placing at 26p and a Â£4m increase in its term loan, plus an extra Â£1m working capital facility.The 18 medicines, which generate Â£10.6m sales, include three widely used cancer drugs including, ImmuCyst, a BCG immunotherapy for bladder tumours; Procarbazine (chemotherapy for Hodgkin's lymphoma); and Gelclair, a protective gel for the oral mucositis caused by chemotherapy. These th ...

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