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Civitas Buyout Shores Up Acorda’s Wall Street Cred

It’s been an interesting year for drugmaker Acorda Therapeutics. The neurology specialist has been working to diversify from Ampyra, a drug that helps multiple sclerosis patients walk and which provided 90% of Acorda’s (ACOR) revenue in the most recent quarter. Ampyra, launched in 2010, has proved a success in its narrow specialty, with 12-month sales running upward of $300 million. But the drug’s growth has been slowing, and it is already facing

Palo Alto Networks CEO Leads Charge Vs. Cybercrime

Palo Alto Networks CEO Mark McLaughlin and his team help businesses fight cyberattacks. And who better to lead the charge? McLaughlin is a West Point graduate and a decorated former U.S. Army attack helicopter pilot. In 2011, President Obama appointed him to the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee. He’s now vice chairman. McLaughlin, 48, has been president and CEO of Palo Alto Networks (PANW) since August 2011 and also chairman

Braintree CEO Sees Bitcoin As Currency Alternative

PayPal’s Braintree unit helps online businesses process credit-card transactions by providing merchant accounts, payment gateways, platforms, apps and more. Its CEO, Bill Ready, has been busy explaining eBay’s decision to use his unit as a platform to let PayPal merchants accept bitcoin in payments transactions. Bitcoin’s role likely faces more questions now that eBay’s unveiled plans to spin off PayPal as an independent public company. Ready