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As the graph shows, the proportion of trade sales, the most common exit route, has not changed significantly between 2010 and 2011.
However, the overall value of trade sales jumped from €15bn to €47bn. The biggest trade sale of the year was the €9.6bn exit from Norwegian pharma company Nycomed.
The divesting parties included Nordic Capital, DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, Coller Capital and Avista Capital Partners. Nycomed was acquired by the Japanese pharma business Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.
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