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Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. / Sanitas

2011 · Acquisition/Merger · $440M · Complete

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May 23, 2011 BioSpace Neutral

BioSpace reported the headline ~$446M / €314M cash + ~€50M assumed debt structure and 87.2% controlling-stake mechanic, characterizing the deal as a tactical…

May 23, 2011 PharmaTimes Bullish

PharmaTimes highlighted that Sanitas's projected 2011 revenue >€100M and low double-digit growth gave Valeant an immediately accretive CEE platform with…

May 23, 2011 The Globe and Mail Neutral

Canadian financial press positioned the deal as Valeant's first significant move after losing the Cephalon contest to Teva — a smaller, geography-fill…

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Valeant acquired 87.2% of Lithuanian/CEE pharma group Sanitas for €314M (~$440M).

Did it work? Outcome assessment

Strategic verdict
Partially Achieved

Key facts

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