Warner Chilcott News
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Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc., Canada’s largest drugmaker, is close to acquiring Bausch & Lomb Holdings Inc., the eye-care company owned by Warburg Pincus LLC, for about $9 billion, said a person with knowledge of the negotiations.
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Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP hired insurance recovery litigators Jerold Oshinsky and Linda Kornfeld from Jenner & Block LLP as partners to open the firm’s Los Angeles office.
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Actavis Inc.’s $5 billion deal to buy Warner Chilcott Plc brings in a new stable of brand-name women’s health drugs. It also comes with headquarters relocated to Ireland and lower taxes for the combined company.
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Actavis Inc., the largest U.S. maker of generic drugs by market value, agreed to acquire Warner Chilcott Plc for about $5 billion excluding net debt in a deal to expand in women’s health and urology.
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U.S. stocks declined, after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index climbed four straight weeks, as investors weighed the pace of central bank stimulus efforts amid corporate dealmaking.
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The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index retreated from a record amid concern the Federal Reserve will scale back its stimulus efforts. Gold and silver advanced as Moody’s Investors Service warned the U.S. rating may be cut. The yen rebounded from the weakest level since 2008.
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Actavis Inc. stands to return 17 percent more to shareholders by acquiring birth-control drugmaker Warner Chilcott Plc than selling itself.
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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. resumes trading today in Tel Aviv at the biggest discount to New York in 2 1/2 years after the prospect of acquisitions among generic-drug makers fueled gains in its U.S.-traded stock.
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Actavis Inc. rejected a cash-and- stock offer from fellow generic-drug maker Mylan Inc. for about $15 billion, deciding instead to pursue talks to take over Warner Chilcott Plc, said people familiar with the matter.
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Actavis Inc., the largest U.S. maker of generic drugs by market value, said it’s in “early stage discussions” to buy Warner Chilcott Plc, the drugmaker that unsuccessfully pursued a sale last year.
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