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Recapitalization of banks: difficult negotiations in Brussels

Sunday, October 23rd, 2011

Creditor banks in Greece will have to accept losses "substantial" in the new bailout of the country, warned Saturday that the European Ministers of Finance. Last night, the central bankers of the euro zone had "agreed to say that we had to have a substantial increase in the contribution of banks" in the form of a depreciation of their claims, said the leader of European finance ministers, Jean-Claude Juncker.

According to diplomatic sources, the ministers agreed to effectively negotiate with the banks at a discount of "at least 50%" against a target of 21% decided on July 21 with the banking sector. They thus de facto endorsed the conclusions of an expert report which was presented by the troika of donor funds in Greece (EU, ECB and IMF).The paper believes that a discount of 50 or 60% hope to stabilize Greece without having to increase in the amount of gigantic international loans that have already been promised.

A "discount" is the term used in relation to the financial depreciation of the value of loans taken by creditors in this case private banks and investment funds that hold government debt. A discount of 50% borne by the private sector, the second program of financial support pledged July 21 to Greece, however, should be slightly revised upwards with government loans (Europe and IMF) to 114 billion euros, against 109 billion euros.To maintain the envelope of 109 billion euros unchanged, it would bring the discount to 60%, according to calculations by experts.

• Banks recapitalized to the tune of 100 billion euros

In any event, the second bailout in late July, just after the first amounting to 110 billion euros agreed in spring 2010, will have to be redesigned. "It's pretty clear that we need a substantial discount on Greek debt," also said Saturday the Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg on his arrival in Brussels for a meeting with colleagues from across the EU."We will now work on a new plan Greek, there is an effort of European countries [to, ed] and will also require an effort of the private sector," said his Belgian counterpart Didier Reynders.

The question is whether the banks that have so far dragged its feet to give the pot, will accept a negotiated settlement does not pass through a default of Greece said "messy" serious consequences. "It's a negotiation s'entame," said Didier Reynders. These discussions, held in Brussels with representatives of the Institute of International Finance (IIF), the banking lobby, "still, there is no agreement yet," said a source told AFP familiar with the matter.

In return for the effort required on the Greek claims, it is intended to recapitalize European banks to the tune of nearly 100 billion euros. The subject was Saturday in the agenda of the ministerial meeting.According to sources cited by Reuters, an agreement in principle was reached by European finance ministers on the recapitalization faxless pay day loans. European diplomats interviewed by AFP were less categorical in the late afternoon. "There is no agreement on the recapitalization, it gets stuck a little." According to one of these diplomatic sources, "Spain insists on having a comprehensive, not only on the recapitalization of banks but also on strengthening the European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF). " On the other hand, "the ministers are trying to agree on the minimum capital."

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has proposed that banks reach a level of capital of 9% by mid-2012.A diplomat acknowledged that some countries in the viewfinder of the markets, like Italy, Spain or Portugal, feared that the recapitalization will further undermine public finances.

• The Fund will not support a bank

Moreover, the French proposal to grant a banking license to the Fund support the euro area (EFSF) so he can refinance with the European Central Bank "is no longer on the table," said Minister Dutch Finance Jan Kees de Jager. Only two options are being discussed to increase the firepower of the device, he told reporters Saturday. These two tracks on the agenda now that the mechanism acts as a partial insurance of the public debt of countries in difficulty or higher participation of the IMF to the device, according to a German government source.But there is "significant differences between countries" on the issue, said Jan Kees de Jager.

How to leverage the capacity of the EFSF was the main sticking point between Berlin and Paris at the approach of the EU summit. France, worried about its budget deficit and are "triple AAA" prefer tap into the existing European funds, starting with the ECB. Germany, also sensitive to the separation of powers as inflation risks, refuses anything resembling a crisis by printing money in Europe. France was not only to advocate the involvement of the ECB, arguing that this system worked very well in the United States or Great Britain.She was supported by Spain, Italy or Belgium.

The European Relief Fund currently has a lending capacity of 440 billion euros, part of which is already committed for Ireland and Portugal. This envelope is considered insufficient to prevent contagion of the debt crisis in countries as large as Italy and Spain, increasingly in the firing line of credit rating agencies. European countries negotiate so hard for weeks on the best way, via a "leverage" to multiply by up to five response capacity of the Fund's financial debt of fragile countries.

(With agencies)

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Primary PS: yellow card for five major media

Thursday, October 20th, 2011

This is a first. The Higher Audiovisual Council (CSA) has given notice five major national media (Europe 1, France Inter, i-TV, BFM TV and LCI) which greatly exceeded the time allowed the Socialist Party between July and September last. While the rule of respect for pluralism provides that the parliamentary opposition must have a talk time of at least equal to 50% of that given to the majority bloc, the three news channels went off the counters with talk time 146% for i-TV, 142% for BFM TV and 130% for LCI.

Two national radio stations also sentenced to a yellow card. Europe has a wide-open its branch in PS with a talk time of 152%. Even France Inter, a radio public service has been formally for giving a talk time of 129% in opposition.The strings are warned if they reoffend, they face penalties!

"A special alignment of planets"

Convened Monday to CSA, those responsible for these chains are prohibited. This imbalance is due to broad "a special alignment of planets" in the news.

The DSK affair hit the headlines all summer, in September, the Senate shifted to the left and the Socialist Party held its primary. Two of the primary debates were broadcast on news channels, i-TV September 28 and October 5 BFM TV. The gap has even peaked in late August. Thus, i-TV spent 28 hours at PS 40 in July and August against 11:46 for the majority bloc.

The UMP had warned. Franck Riester, the national secretary for communication of the UMP had according to Jean-Francois Cope sent a letter to the CSA two weeks ago.He asked to see the imbalance of talk time and draw the consequences.

"Today, the CSA has highlighted what we said for weeks without being heard," says one in the entourage of Jean-Francois Cope. "This case is an opportunity to reflect on the rules. We were surprised by the impact of primary socialist. But I refute the idea that we are a party line. Instead, we have an image of independence online pay day loans. If the UMP held a primary, we would have done the same coverage, "said Alain Weill, CEO of NextRadioTV, parent company of BFM TV.

Wednesday, Michel Boyon, the president of CSA, and Christine Kelly, one of its members, recalled that "respect for pluralism of time is a constitutional issue and not to derogate pretext of a strong current. " "The senatorial primary and PS were predictable.Chains would have anticipated. This is not the fault of having prevented, I have met on 1 July to talk about, and late August to warn them, "said Christine Kelly.

No compensation

The CSA, responsible for enforcing pluralism in the media, has even been tolerant. "The 50% of time is a floor. The CSA was prepared to accept reasonable overruns due to the news. We could tolerate a talk time of 70%, 80% or even 100% exceptional, "said Michel Boyon. He reminded the rule for newspapers for information, speaking time is counted in three months. After abuse from July to September, the counters were reset for the period 1 October to 31 December."There will be no compensation for the excesses of talk time recorded in the previous quarter," said Michel Boyon.

Dialogue and anticipate

The CSA refutes the idea that the rule of pluralism is inadequate to news channels. Proof: France Info has not been formally general as his cousin was the France Inter. But difficulties exist.

The news channels should repeat the same news in their 45 or 50 daily newspapers. And each time a Socialist head is much talk time counted.

"The rules exist and we must respect them. For the future, it will interact intelligently with the CSA and better anticipate, "says Catherine Nayl, Director of Information of the TF1 Group. "But this is not always easy. And the interview with the DSK JT 20 hours of TF1 September 18 was widely reported on JT LCI. "

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The banking to the test

Thursday, September 29th, 2011

AND THREE! One by one the major French banks are going to Canossa and sacrifice to market a "piece" of their balance sheets. Faced with an earthquake and a tsunami regulatory markets, BNP Paribas, Societe Generale and Credit Agricole have now decided to haul down the wing, to reduce their credit or financial markets, so their ambitions.

Regulatory side, it is the new international financial rules – dubbed Basel 3 – exercising tremendous pressure. Before Basel 3, the balance of a bank should respond to a simple rule: for every 100 euros of assets, a bank must prove four euros of capital. Basel 3 is that floor to 7.50 euros (10 euros for the world's largest banks).In fact, walking is even higher, partly because the definition of capital has become more restrictive, because the requirements were noted in respect of the riskiest activities.

To comply with new rules, banks can either raise capital or reduce their activities. Until recently, they preferred the first option would have boosted capital by 2019 – the date of entry into force of Basel 3 – with the setting aside of the results and payment of dividends. It will actually go much faster – the Banque de France demands to be ready in 2013 – and in crisis. But the crisis, precisely, will weigh on results, and thus the ability to create capital.

An alternative course would be to raise fresh capital.But a capital increase – if it manages to attract investors very defiant towards the banking sector – would result, at the current share price, an unbearable dilution of existing shareholders, already battered.

There is therefore now no real choice but to reduce activity. What, specifically, means that Societe Generale, BNP Paribas and Crédit Agricole – like many others who have less news on the topic – "have both feet on the brake," says one industry expert small personal loans.

This has more or less impact. The political and financial authorities do not necessarily see a dim view that banks are reducing their market positions. They are more worried about the air pocket that is beginning to be felt on the structured credit or term loans, such as local authorities.

Three resources

But banks now have even less choice than the decrease in activity is also the most effective response to be made to the current liquidity crisis. Specifically, a bank finances its operations with three main resources: its capital, deposits and customer loans on the market, often for at least half of the balance sheet.

Or, take the market has become difficult and expensive. Difficult, because the widespread suspicion that affects the euro area discourages lenders from around the world to take risks, especially in respect of a banking sector by definition exposed to the debts of States.

Unable to borrow simply, banks have other options, more expensive, such as getting loans secured on assets. But again, the possibilities are reduced with the market value of assets.A good state of Italian example is now much less a guarantee that a few months ago. Moreover, if indeed it is … Every time a customer credit rating deteriorates a sovereign, then it erodes the capacity of refinancing of banks that hold. In this context, banks borrow more short-term before (which makes them more vulnerable) and more expensive, which degrades their margins, so their profits and their ability to produce new capital. Full circle …

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The Paris Bourse becomes nervous

Friday, September 16th, 2011

After a third round of chained up on Thursday, the CAC 40 is hesitant. In this Friday called "the four witches' mature futures in the U.S., which always increases volatility.

After opening up 1.21%, the benchmark index of the Paris Bourse is pressed into the red in the morning before showing a slight increase of 0.54% to 3062.14 points. Sign that markets are not completely reassured by the decision of the central bankers of the richest countries to mobilize to prevent the drying up of banks' liquidity in dollars. "There is no particular news. The market is perhaps a little profit after rising in recent days, "says Dov Adjedj, vendor shares at Aurel BGC.

In turn, other European financial centers are currently in the green: the Footsie-100 from the London Stock Exchange rose 0.84% ​​to 5382.27 points, the Dax in Frankfurt in 5570 to 1.14% , 82 points, but the Madrid Ibex-35 yields 0.17% at 8323.7 points while the FTSE Milan Mib rose 0.82% to 14,763.22 points.

Thursday night, the European Central Bank (ECB), the U.S. Federal Reserve, the Bank of England, Swiss National Bank and the Bank of Japan reopened their facilities dollar loans to European institutions to three months, at their request . The decision was hailed by leading international institutions including the IMF, through its President Christine Lagarde: "This is a clear indication from the two largest euro area members of a economic point of view that Future of Greece is truly in the euro area.This appears to be strongly rooted in them both, "she said Thursday, referring to the Franco-German tandem. The same applies to the ECB: "We're all very closely 'united in one purpose'," said Thursday Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the ECB.

A meeting of finance ministers in Poland

Still, brokers are concerned that this improvement was not part of the time. "The coordinated central bank takes the market on Friday," noted Toshiyuki Kanayama, broker at Monex, quoted by Dow Jones Newswires. But this does not solve the problem of the euro area should have a temporary effect. "And for him to echo, the Austrian Minister of Finance, Maria Fekter, has not ruled on Friday that a failure of Greece is a better alternative to a bailout too expensive."We should consider this alternative," she started.

Suddenly, all eyes have turned to Wroclaw in Poland, where there is a meeting of EU finance ministers on Greece. It should last two days and overcome the remaining obstacles to the implementation of the second aid plan in Athens decided July 21 to avoid a bankruptcy of the country. Note that Timothy Geithneir, the U.S. Treasury Secretary, will attend the round table. Two press conferences are scheduled this Friday at 24:00 and 17:30.

On the foreign exchange market, the euro bought 1.3798 dollars, down 0.61%. Similarly, oil prices down slightly popped, a barrel of "light sweet crude" earned 5 cents to 89.33 dollars."This liquidity will likely prevent the recession to hit the euro area, supporting crude oil prices," said Victoire Shum, an analyst at Purvin and Gertz in Singapore.

On the macroeconomic front, the euro area recorded an external trade surplus 4.3 billion euros in July against 4.7 billion a year earlier, according to first estimates released Friday by the EU statistics office Eurostat .

In France, business start-ups in France rebounded in August after two months of decline. A total of 41,697 companies were created last month, according to Insee, a figure up 7.5% from July, which was the worst month for a year and a half.

In Germany, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said today that German GDP growth would be "closer to 3% than 2.5%" this year.This statement comes as concerns about the impact of cooling of the global economy on the German economy, heavily dependent on exports, are more vivid.

United States, the net capital flows and the index of consumer confidence from the University of Michigan will be published early in the afternoon.

Values ​​to follow

Banking

After the decision by central banks to help European banks, the banks were moving in a disorganized mid-session: Societe Generale (2.40% to 18.77 euros), Credit Agricole (-0.05% to 5 , 52 euros) and BNP Paribas (-1.61% to 30.01 euros)

Air France-KLM (1.39% to 6.14 euros) and EADS (-0.88 to 22.06 euros)

The manufacturer will control 50 devices equally between European manufacturers Airbus and Boeing, for a total of $ 11.3 billion (8.1 billion euros) to ensure the renewal of its fleet, say Les Echos to be published Friday.

Hermes (-7.10% to 249.25 euros)

Resumption of trading on Friday for the title of the luxury group, which was suspended the day pending the decision of the Court of Appeal in Paris on speculation about the fate of its capital due to a possible takeover bid by LVMH.

Areva (-1.62% to 20.66 euros)

The group has suspended two months for the production of two French factories processing of uranium due to the decline in demand for nuclear power plants in Japan after the disaster in Fukushima, officials said Thursday from the French nuclear group.

EDF (3.34% to 21.33 euros)

Group and Electrical Delmi A2A and its majority shareholder, who jointly control Edison, announced the extension of their shareholder agreement until October 31 at number two in the Italian electricity.

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The Fed is concerned about growth

Wednesday, August 10th, 2011

After the European Central Bank (ECB), it's time for the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) to dive into the arena. The Central Bank of the United States met on Tuesday FOMC's Monetary Committee. Supposed to be, usually, a meeting classic, this appointment has turned the eyes of the financial world in crisis meeting. It is indeed the first time the Fed meets in public since the beginning of the financial crisis and especially his first public speaking since the deterioration of the financial rating of the United States by Standard & Poor's.

Not surprisingly, it has maintained its key interest rates between 0% and 0.25%. However, she said that this policy would be extended "until mid-2013," sign it receives considerable stress on growth. In fact, she says, "the risks to the economy rose" and growing "considerably slower than expected."

Other measures

"The Fed is playing a tough game with the words, it must show it is taking the situation seriously, without making too much not that the markets are worried about a return to recession," said Philippe Bruneau, Director central bank Neuflize OBC. For the latter, "the only good news for the current crisis is the drop in oil prices, which dropped below the 80 dollars a barrel after reaching $ 115 in the spring. A decrease of $ 10 is equivalent to 0.3 percentage point of growth in addition to the United States. " It is not certain that the message of this evening of the Federal Reserve reassured. Especially since three members of the Monetary Committee voted against the decision to keep rates from 0 to 0.25% until 2013.Evidence that the division now also prevails in the central bank.

Taking note of the slowdown in action, the Fed said "consider further steps to promote stronger economic growth." But without saying more. "Ben Bernanke was forced to send a message to investors and told them that he will continue to support the price of U.S. government bonds, weakened by the S & P's decision," said Antoine Brunet, director of AB Markets.But by not precise commitments, Ben Bernanke shows how the scope is narrow to implement this new policy unconventional.

China, the first lender in the United States which it holds more than 1.3 trillion dollars in debt, is fiercely opposed to these measures, particularly in quantitative easing, which is for the Fed to directly purchase U.S. Treasury debt. "To walk the printing press allows the U.S. to go into debt on the backs of low-cost external creditors," a summary of the economists of HSBC. Moreover, "it keeps the dollar at low levels and put pressure on emerging currencies, including the yuan." The Chinese authorities find themselves faced with an alternative: let their currencies appreciate or prevent this movement, which requires in turn create the currency.Action inconsistent with their goal to fight against inflation (see cons below). "In one way or the other, China is losing, 'the experts of HSBC. The previous quantitative easing campaign was very unpopular in China. A new one could cause actual casus belli. With the key threat by Beijing to stop buying U.S. Treasuries.

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Veolia will not achieve its annual targets

Friday, July 29th, 2011

Veolia Environnement title should suffer this morning at the opening of the Paris Bourse. In full-season publications, investors thought instead to have their eyes on the accounts of the CAC 40 large, but the specialist environmental services announced this morning in a statement it would not hold its 2011 goal of growth in net profit, due to provisions and write-downs that he will in its half year (ended June 30, 2011) to about 800 million euros.An unexpected result of avertisssement should not help support the Paris Stock Exchange, expected back in the red this morning.

Engaged in a process of "refocusing its operations," Veolia has in fact has indeed increased the sales and partnerships since the beginning of the year, more than 1 billion euros of capital gains generated over 400 million under discontinued operations. However, the group of Antoine Frérot wants to go further, and believes that in Southern Europe, North Africa and the United States "based on the latest developments in operations", Veolia Environnement decided to launch new restructuring actions, redeployment and adjustment of activities in scope.

Confirmation of organic growth target

Hence the revised forecast recorded in the accounts payday advance lenders.Beyond the revision of the forecasts on net income, management expects an adjusted operating income excluding Veolia / Transdev (transport sector) "slightly lower at constant exchange rates" over one year against a growth of 4 to 8% previously announced. The only consolation, however, should not that bring smiles to the market, "the goals of organic growth, cost reduction of 250 million euros on sales of 1.3 billion euros and free cash flow positive after dividend payments are confirmed, "says Veolia.

No details yet on the new estimated net income, but Veolia, which will detail its half-year Thursday, August 4, should be a strong values ​​followed this Friday and next week. "Veolia Environnement August 4 detail the steps to refocus and improve profitability decided" also stipulates the release.Note that these results for the first six months of the year should also reflect the impact of lower volumes of waste treated during the crisis.

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Japan plans to phase out nuclear

Thursday, July 14th, 2011

Naoto Kan had given up the plan for the increase this share to 50% in 2030. If the engines stopped slow to restart, power cuts and rationing of electricity in Japan is already feeling the heat of summer will increase guaranteed pay day loans.

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The euro zone no longer excludes a "partial failure" of Greece

Wednesday, July 13th, 2011

While markets plunged Monday on fears of contagion from the debt crisis in Europe, central bankers in the euro area have tried to reassure. "This is to resist the risk of contagion" in Italy, which seems to be the new target markets, or to Spain, and "maintain financial stability in the euro area," said the head of the Eurogroup Jean-Claude Junker. Europe and the tent she set up a second country assistance plan, and in this context, the working group to find a solution to save the country from bankruptcy does no longer a " partial default "of Greece.

Late Monday night, the finance ministers of the euro area, following a meeting that lasted nine hours, have launched a series of runs measures: they were willing to increase the size of the Financial Assistance Fund , now has a lending capacity of 440 billion euros.They are also considering a "lengthening of maturities of loans" made to give more time to countries in difficulty to repay their debt and reduce interest rate loans to Greece. Other measures are also being considered to "improve the sustainability of government debt." But no specific plans to support the country, however, has been announced. What angered the Prime Minister George Papandreou who believes that "there is no room for indecision and errors", and regrets that European leaders are indulging in "cacophony". And even more disoriented European stock markets.

For its part, the executive director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, said she, that the effort of Greece to reduce its budget deficit is still "not enough". The patron of the institution has also sought to reassure over Italy cash advances pay day loan.While the surge in borrowing rates to 10 years in Italy has shown concern on the situation of the country, Christine Lagarde said that "some of the Italian figures are excellent." She added that "it is clear that Italy is currently facing problems which are essentially driven by the markets." Former Economy Minister further stated that the rating agencies' role "without elaborate. These are singled out: besides the Brussels wants to silence forbade them to assess a country subject to an assistance plan.

The international community "can not save Spain"

But nothing works. Markets are not satisfied and the stock markets tumbling again Tuesday morning. Bank stocks have been particularly affected. In Madrid, the Ibex index lost more than 2%.The Spanish Minister of Economic Affairs, Elena Salgado, said Tuesday he was "not logical" that Spain and Italy are "affected by market volatility," because their economies are "strong and diversified. " "If we are able to transmit the determination that we all, markets should reasonably calm down," she said.

But markets, they do not see things this way: "While the international community can save Greece, Ireland and Portugal, it will not save Spain, too important contributor to the euro area" , said Monday Laurent Geronimi, director of rate management at Swiss Life Private Banking.

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The cost of tax loopholes skids

Saturday, May 28th, 2011

If the 500 tax loopholes are losing 72 billion euros of revenue to the state, because they are widely used by households and businesses. In point of sometimes being victims of their success. Result, year-end, cost is higher than had been budgeted at the previous fall in initial budget act. This is shown by the "annual performance reports" of 2010, documents published by Bercy Wednesday.

Thus, the reduced VAT in the restoration has cost 3.13 billion euros to the state in 2010, instead of the 3 billion expected. If this divergence is not huge, it will add grist to the mill of the many critics of the measure. Other niche challenged the cost soared: the premium for Employment (PEP). The state has spent $ 3.56 million last year for this tax credit for workers modest, instead of the 3.2 billion expected.And this while another aid mechanism, the RSA "activity", is duplicate with the EPP.

The exemption from income tax for overtime, a measure supported by the majority but criticized by the Socialists, has it, cost 1.36 billion in 2010. It is 160 million more than expected. Explanation: Recovery has promoted the use of overtime.

Similarly, the slippage of the cost of research tax credit – 4.5 billion instead of 4 billion – may be seen as a sign of renewed vigor of research in industry or, conversely, as the developer of the excessive generosity of the tax reduction. The Consolidated Global Profit Tax System, awarded to only five groups (including Total and Vivendi), cost 461 million instead of the 302 million budgeted.What revive, again, the debate on this benefit …

Abyss of self bonus

The documents allow Bercy be noted some improvements. Thus, the recalibration of tax credit on income for the equipment green house has borne fruit. For the first time, the cost of this niche has been in line with what had been budgeted (2.6 billion). Other important niche remained in the nails: Tax Credit for employment of staff at home (1.75 billion). As for the niche most expensive – reduced VAT for the work of housing – it cost a little less than expected (5.05 billion instead of 5.15 billion).

Remains a fundamental problem: Many tax benefits are not considered as niches by the Budget Ministry.

By adopting a more comprehensive, Philippe Marini, the rapporteur UMP budget in the Senate, amounts to 220 billion cost of tax loopholes, instead of 72 billion Bercy. Example: The bonus-malus automobile is not considered a niche. However, its cost has gone wrong in 2010, reaching 521 million instead of 126 million budgeted!

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Sanofi starts against Crohn's disease

Monday, May 16th, 2011

While the French laboratory had to pay $ 20.1 billion two months ago to put (last) hands on the giant American biotechnology Genzyme, renewal of product portfolio does not seem finished.

Certainly, this large acquisition Sanofi offered the double advantage to gain strength in biotechnology, a field in which he accused some delay, and the muscles of the profile of its development pipeline. But it does not completely solve the problem of loss of its main patent medicines, a loss that threatens almost 30% of sales of Sanofi between 2008 and 2013.

Hence the willingness of management to continue to develop other partnerships in research and development, like the one unveiled this morning by the French laboratory.In a statement, Sanofi announcement that he will spend 50 million dollars to obtain from the French subsidiary of Glenmark India, exclusive marketing rights in North America, Europe, Japan, Mexico, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay from GBR 500. This monoclonal antibody, currently in phase I clinical trial is developed for the treatment of chronic autoimmune disorders. The license acquired by Sanofi on the product concerned in particular the treatment of Crohn's disease (chronic inflammatory gastrointestinal) and other chronic autoimmune diseases.

If it came on the market, the product would otherwise be co-marketed by both groups in Brazil, Russia, Australia and New Zealand. This horizon remains distant, the GBR 500 being still in early stages of development (determination of the optimal dose and safety profile).Then remains to determine the safety profile and effectiveness, on a limited number of patients and more extended. Tests that require several more years.

Second agreement between Sanofi and Glenmark

Under the agreement, Glenmark will receive an initial payment of $ 25 million at the close of the transaction, then a second payment of $ 25 million contingent on the positive assessment by Sanofi, some data provided by Glenmark. The latter will also receive milestone payments based on the development, registration and marketing of the product. Finally, Glenmark will receive double digit royalties on net sales of marketed products.

This is not the first time the two groups work hand in hand.A year ago, Glenmark and Sanofi had in fact already announced a similar agreement (upfront payment, milestones and royalties) of up to $ 325 million for the development and commercialization of new molecules, including GRC 15300. This molecule is in Phase I clinical trials in the treatment of diabetic neuropathic pain and osteoarthritic pain.

With this new license agreement, Sanofi like to continue on a policy to acquire new products, while sharing the risks inherent in medical research. If successful, it would allow Sanofi to expand in Crohn's disease, a condition in which the need for therapeutic innovation is important. Indeed, current treatments do not allow patients to cure the disease but simply to control and limit the debilitating symptoms associated with it.In France, this disease affects about 1 in 1000, approximately 60,000 patients potentially affected. The young biotech company Neovacs also working on this disease, and is currently conducting a clinical phase I / II drug candidate TNF Kinoid. Biotech has introduced about a year ago on Alternext to find the funds needed to develop its product.

At the Paris Bourse, the announcement of Sanofi has been rather well received, clinching the title 0.41%, to nearly 54 euros in a bear market. Since the beginning of the action of the pharmaceutical company rose 12.85%.

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