Bristol To Sell Oncology Distribution Unit Ahead Of Medicare Part B Changes
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The company has signed an agreement to sell its Oncology Therapeutics Network to One Equity Partners, Bristol announces. The transaction is expected to close during the first quarter of 2005.
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