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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. / Ivax Corporation

2005 · Acquisition/Merger · $7.4B · Complete

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Global generics empire expanded but contributed to serial acquisition debt burden

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Dec 29, 2004 Wikipedia Neutral

Teva acquired Ivax for $7.4B, US rival generic drug manufacturer.

Jan 23, 2006 Federal Trade Commission Neutral

FTC requires divestitures before allowing Teva's $7.4 billion acquisition of IVAX, preserving competition by requiring the sale of rights to 15 generic…

Apr 18, 2010 US Pharmacist Bullish

Teva's $7.4 billion IVAX acquisition establishes the Israeli company as the world's dominant generic pharmaceutical manufacturer, transforming the competitive…

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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries acquired IVAX Corporation for approximately $7.4 billion in a cash-and-stock transaction ($26 cash or 0.8471 Teva ADRs per share, subject to 50/50 proration), consolidating Teva's position as the world's largest generics company with combined revenues over $7 billion and strengthening its US and Latin American presence.

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