TEVA, Takeda form broad-ranging commercial JV for Japanese market: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/teva-takeda-establish-unique-partnership-070000790.html Subject to standard regulatory approvals, the business venture is expected to start operating in the second calendar quarter of 2016, and will offer patients and the healthcare system the portfolio of Teva’s high-quality generic medicines and Takeda’s long listed products. Teva will have a 51% stake in the new company and Takeda will have 49%. The business venture will operate as an independent company with its own Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, and Executive Leadership team. Further details of the agreement have not been disclosed. Takeda is the largest drug/biotech company in Japan. p.s. This is not an FoB collaboration.