Fresenius CEO defends cancelled Akorn deal
May 18, 2018 at 04:57 AM EDT
FRANKFURT/BERLIN, May 18 (Reuters) - Fresenius SE's chief executive has defended the company's decision to pull out of a planned $4.8 billion takeover of Akorn, saying it was the only option after uncovering data integrity breaches at the U.S drugmaker.