29.08.2014
- A judge in the US state of Delaware has granted a request by Valeant Pharmaceuticals International and Pershing Square Capital Management, the investment vehicle of activist...
27.08.2014
- Led by the company's largest shareholder, Bill Ackman, investors owning 31% of Botox manufacturer Allergan have called for a special shareholder meeting. Ackman's investment...
20.08.2014
- The share price of US drugmaker Salix Pharmaceuticals gained 16% on August 19 following a Wall Street Journal report that it and at least one other company have been approached by...
23.07.2014
- US pharmaceutical producer Allergan, fighting a hostile bid from Quebec-based rival Valeant, has said it plans to cut 1,500 job or 13% of its workforce as part of a restructuring...
24.06.2014
- British drugmaker Shire has rejected a £27 billion ($46 billion) takeover offer from AbbVie, the latest attempt by a US healthcare firm to tap into lower tax rates abroad via an...
19.06.2014
- Canada's Valeant Pharmaceuticals is taking its hostile $50.8 billion bid to acquire Botox manufacturer Allergan directly to shareholders. Backed by activist shareholder Bill Ackman...
30.05.2014
- Swiss food group Nestle has accelerated a push into the fast-growing skincare market, buying the rights to several injectable treatments for facial wrinkles and lines from Valeant...
29.05.2014
- As expected, Canadian drugmaker Valeant Pharmaceuticals International raised the cash component of its offer for Botox manufacturer Allergan on May 28. Its new offer values the US...
