TOKYO -- Japan's Mitsubishi Chemical Group has granted a first-refusal right to U.S. investment fund Bain Capital for the purchase of its pharmaceutical subsidiary Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, Nikkei has learned.
Deal for Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma could reach more than $3.2bn

Bain Capital and Mitsubishi Chemical Group are in talks over Tanabe Phama. (Source photos by Nikkei)
TOKYO -- Japan's Mitsubishi Chemical Group has granted a first-refusal right to U.S. investment fund Bain Capital for the purchase of its pharmaceutical subsidiary Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, Nikkei has learned.