Multiple choice general knowledge

Which international company has acquired Ranbaxy, India's largest pharma company?

  1. German Remedies

  2. Daiichi Sankyo

  3. Pfizer

  4. Smithkline Beechams
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Daiichi Sankyo, a Japanese pharmaceutical company, acquired Ranbaxy Laboratories in 2008 for approximately $4.6 billion. This acquisition was significant as it marked one of the largest foreign takeovers of an Indian pharmaceutical company at that time. Later, in 2014, Sun Pharmaceutical acquired Ranbaxy from Daiichi Sankyo.

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