Valeant To Acquire Salix Pharmaceuticals
Posted February 22, 2015 7:23 pm.
Last Updated April 1, 2015 4:25 pm.
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TORONTO – Valeant (Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (TSX: VRX) is taking over Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
The Quebec-based company is acquiring all common shares of the North Carolina firm in a deal valued at $14.5 billion.
The boards of both companies have approved the deal that was announced Sunday.
Salix is considered a leader in the American gastrointestinal market.
Valeant chairman and chief executive J. Michael Pearson says Salix is an ideal fit for his company’s portfolio of specialty products.
Valeant is a multinational specialty pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of pharmaceutical products, primarily in the areas of dermatology, eye health, neurology and branded generics.
