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UPDATED: Patheon soars in its last year as a public CMO

Contract manufacturer Patheon boosted its revenue by about 37% in the last fiscal year, hauling in more than $1 billion as it prepares to merge with competitor DSM. The Canadian company narrowed its losses in fiscal 2013, down to $35.7 million from $70.7 million the previous year. Private equity owner JLL Partners has struck a deal to merge Patheon with the Netherlands-based DSM later this year, creating a $2-billion-a-year entity that would be the second-largest CMO on the market, the company has said. Results

Editor's Note: An earlier version of this story mis-stated Patheon's year-over-year revenue increase. The correct figure is 36.6%.