InvestmentsTop Global NewsMarketsReal Estate Takeda kicks off sale of Western European drugs: sources By financialnews_rlv83x - July 17, 2019 0 198 Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical Co has reached out to prospective bidders for a portfolio of drugs for sale in western Europe as it seeks to trim its debt following the US$59 billion purchase of Shire, sources close to the matter told Reuters.