TOKYO -- Takeda Pharmaceutical's ambitious goal to increase sales to 5 trillion yen ($46 billion) in a decade was met with apathy from investors, underscoring the lack of returns from recent big-ticket acquisitions.
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Takeda President Christophe Weber has said the Shire deal was made with a decade down the road in mind. (Photo by Wataru Ito)
TOKYO -- Takeda Pharmaceutical's ambitious goal to increase sales to 5 trillion yen ($46 billion) in a decade was met with apathy from investors, underscoring the lack of returns from recent big-ticket acquisitions.