Forest Cuts A New Path But Remains Rooted In Primary Care
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Forest’s new CEO outlined “Project Rejuvenate,” a strategy to recharge the drug marketer, Dec. 2. The program involves headcount and cost reductions and the sale of $1 billion in debt to fund share repurchases and bolt-on acquisitions. But the plan doesn’t call for a change in strategic direction since Saunders intends to strengthen Forest’s commitment to primary care.
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