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Valeant Pharmaceuticals / Salix Pharmaceuticals

2015 · Acquisition/Merger · $15.8B · Complete

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Mar 16, 2015 Fortune Bullish

Valeant comes out a winner after upping its Salix bid to $173 per share, beating rival bidder Endo International in the takeover battle for the…

Jan 22, 2016 Wikipedia Neutral

Valeant acquired Salix for $15.8B.

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Valeant acquired Salix for $15.8B.

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