Quotes by Hemant Shah

“I dont expect liability to be a (big) issue.”

“The combined company can eliminate 25 percent of duplicated cost,”

“Thats a very big negative overhang on the drug sector.”

“Now they have a global settlement.”

“without a doubt the value of the deal will change.”

“They were not going to settle one thing, and now they have a global settlement.”

“The Texas jury (verdict) may have triggered a new strategy, which is, lets settle the most obvious cases because you dont want to keep losing case after case because that feeds into itself.”

“The impressive part was that there was a clear message of urgency, a clear admission that theyve lost their leadership status. It was good to hear that they recognize that they have a problem.”

“I think the whole liability situation becomes manageable for Merck.”

“Until we see some resolution of these issues, I think Merck and Pharmacias stock will remain under pressure,”