12 Dec 2016 --- Capsugel, the US giant which makes capsules for the food industry, is close to being sold to the Swiss pharmaceutical company Lonza Group, which confirmed that it is in advances talks to buy it. Lonza hurried out a press statement this morning saying it had a “strong interest” in acquiring Capsugel, following press speculation about the impending deal which values Capsugel at more than $5bn.