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Cinven drops out of auction for Elan division

By Salamander Davoudi

Published: August 21 2008 03:00 | Last updated: August 21 2008 03:00

The number of bidders for Elan Drug Technologies, a subsidiary of the Irish pharmaceuticals company, has narrowed after Cinven, the private equity house, dropped out of the auction.

Bain Capital and TPG, who made first-round bids for EDT last week, remain in the process. Apax, which has looked at the division, is not involved currently. KKR has also shown an interest.

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