Jefferies Comments On PPD (PPDI) On Takeover Chatter

August 16, 2011 8:31 AM EDT
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Jefferies commented on Pharmaceutical Product Development (NASDAQ: PPDI) following reports the company is the target of a go-private bid from Carlyle in the $33-$38 range.

The firm expects shares to trade up up further toward their $35 price target. "We had not thought PPDI was the most logical target in this group prior to the take-out chatter, but one cannot be surprised in light of the ongoing strategic review."

The firm is maintaining their Buy rating.

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Shares of Pharmaceutical Product Development closed at $31.51 yesterday.


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