The shifting of debt from the team to SNY is a no-brainer.
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PFE, and ActHIB, made by Sanofi-Aventis S.A. SNY, will like resume shortly.
In recent weeks, people involved with the sales process said the regional sports network, SNY, might become a part of the deal, though the Mets said when they first announced their sale plans in January that SNY wouldn't be included.
Last summer Ray Bartoszek wanted to invest in the Mets but would not do so without also getting a piece of SNY.
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When the Mets were launching SNY six years ago, they made a strategic decision to sell a portion of the venture to Comcast and Time Warner Cable.
Pfizer recently bought out the Exubera stake of co-developer Sanofi-Aventis (nyse: SNY - news - people ), creating a higher-margin opportunity.
Sanofi-Aventis ( SNY - news - people ), filed a new drug application for the drug as a treatment for all kinds of epilepsy.
Wilpon and Katz will enjoy a big increase in their equity value in SNY, but Mets fans will only see modest increases in television money that goes towards payroll.
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Getting swallowed by Sanofi-Aventis (nyse: SNY - news - people ), itself the result of a string of at least 10 drug firm combinations, might actually endanger Bristol's turnaround.
These sources say the Mets are also being asked to extend their deal with SNY, which is believed to run through the 2026 season, for a longer period at terms favorable to Comcast and Time Warner.
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Basel, Switzerland-based Novartis (nyse: NVS - news - people ) issued a statement this morning confirming that it has done detailed feasibility studies on a white knight bid for Aventis (nyse: AVE - news - people ), which is the target of a hostile takeover by Sanofi-Synthelabo (nyse: SNY - news - people ).
Selling a portion of the channel to the cable companies virtually guaranteed that SNY would be widely distributed from the start.
To benchmark oncologists' desire to use Avastin, some Wall Street analysts are using a chemotherapy, Eloxatin from Sanofi-Synthelabo (nyse: SNY - news - people ), as their benchmark.
Aventis Pasteur, a unit of the newly formed Sanofi-Aventis (nyse: SNY - news - people ), can probably provide 50 million doses.
Sanofi-Aventis (nyse: SNY - news - people ) tried recently with its rimonabant, which for a time was one of the most hyped experimental medicines.
As a result of the deal that was put in place at the inception of SNY, the revenue stream from SNY to the Mets is set for at least the next 20 years, according to someone who has seen the contract, regardless of the appreciation in the value of those rights.
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Sanofi-Aventis (SNY) : Headquartered in Paris with operations in more than 100 countries, Sanofi makes a wide array of drugs, including Allegra (allergies), Ambien CR (a prescription sleeping aid), and Nasacort (a nasal spray).
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Any savvy buyer knows that they will have to spend a lot of money to quickly improve the team and jack up attendance and ratings on SNY.
Paris-based Sanofi-Synthelabo (nyse: SNY - news - people ) was sent back to the drawing board and returned with a trial that took a more conservative approach, asking for approval only as a second-line medicine.
Another entrant that could be tarnished even before the final data is in: a new obesity pill that is similar to Acomplia, from Sanofi-Aventis (nyse: SNY - news - people ).
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