US/Canada: Botox maker receives sweetened takeover bid (Competition Policy International)

Valeant Pharmaceuticals has reportedly upped its unsolicited offer to acquire the maker of Botox.

Reports say Valeant increased its bid to $49.4 billion to acquire Canada-based Allergan in hopes of swaying approval from the firm and its shareholders. The original acquisition offer was first introduced last month.

The deal is reportedly part …read more

Source: Global Competition Law Blogs

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@misc{21st-century-competition2014, author = {21st Century Competition}, title = {{US/Canada: Botox maker receives sweetened takeover bid (Competition Policy International)}}, year = {2014}, url = {https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/05/uscanada-botox-maker-receives-sweetened-takeover-bid-competition-policy-international/}, note = {21st Century Competition} }
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