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Valeant, Ackman agree to split costs in shareholders class action

February 14, 2017 By Sarah Faulkner

Valeant Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:VRX, TSE:VRX) and William Ackman’s hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management reportedly agreed to split litigation costs in a class action lawsuit brought on by shareholders over an alleged insider trading scheme in Allergan (NYSE:AGN)’s 2014 takeover bid. In June 2014, Valeant offered a tender bid for Allergan, which was followed by a 7 month-long […]

Filed Under: Legal News, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Actavis, Allergan, Valeant Pharmaceuticals

Allergan pays $15m for failing to disclose Actavis ‘white knight’ offer

January 18, 2017 By Sarah Faulkner

The SEC said yesterday that Allergan (NYSE:AGN) will pay a $15 million fine for failing to disclose its 2014 merger talks with Actavis. In June 2014, Valeant Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:VRX, TSE:VRX) offered a tender bid for the Irvine, Calif.-based company which was followed by a 7 month-long hostile pursuit by Valeant and co-bidder Pershing Square Capital Management. In November […]

Filed Under: Legal News, Pharmaceutical, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Actavis, Allergan, Valeant Pharmaceuticals

Valeant, Ackman can’t dodge insider trading case from failed Allergan takeover

November 12, 2015 By Brad Perriello

(Reuters) — A U.S. judge said Valeant Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:VRX, TSE:VRX) and activist hedge fund manager William Ackman must face a lawsuit accusing them of insider trading in Allergan (NYSE: AGN) before making an unsuccessful takeover bid for the maker of Botox. In a Nov. 9 decision, U.S. District Judge David Carter in Santa Ana, Calif., […]

Filed Under: Legal News, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Actavis, Allergan, Insider Trading, Pershing Square Capital Management, Valeant Pharmaceuticals

Report: Actavis to lay off 577 at Allergan

April 17, 2015 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

Report: Actavis to lay off 577 at Allergan

Filed Under: News Well Tagged With: Actavis, Allergan, Layoffs

CRM: BSX’s gain is STJ’s loss | Medtech Wall Street news for the week of March 23, 2015

March 26, 2015 By MassDevice

CRM: Boston Scientific's gain is St. Jude Medical's loss

March 20, 2015 by Brad Perriello

Filed Under: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), News Well, Respiratory, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Abiomed, Actavis, Allergan, Bain Capital, becton dickinson, Boston Scientific, CareFusion Corp., CVC Capital Partners, GSR Ventures, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co, Lattice Power, Philips, SteadyMed Therapeutics, stjudemedical, Temasek

ZMH set to acquire EU approval for $13B Biomet deal | The week in medtech M&A

March 25, 2015 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

Report: EU to clear Zimmer's $13B Biomet deal

March 18, 2015 by MassDevice

Filed Under: Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well Tagged With: Actavis, Allergan, Bain Capital, Biomet, CVC Capital Partners, European Commission, GSR Ventures, Heraeus Kulzer GmbH, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co, Lattice Power, M.H. Carnegie, NeoMetrics, Philips, Simplify Medical, Temasek, Zimmer Biomet

Philips mulls 2016 IPO for lighting biz as bidding war heats up

March 20, 2015 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

Philips mulls 2016 IPO for lighting biz as bidding war heats up

Filed Under: Initial Public Offering (IPO), Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Actavis, Allergan, Bain Capital, CVC Capital Partners, GSR Ventures, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co, Lattice Power, Philips, Temasek

J&J deals Cordis for nearly $2B | The week in medtech M&A

March 4, 2015 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

J&J deals Cordis to Cardinal Health for nearly $2B

March 2, 2015 by Brad Perriello

Filed Under: Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well Tagged With: Actavis, Allergan, Boston Scientific, Cardinal Health, Cordis Corp., cyberonics, Endo Health, Johnson and Johnson, Nikon, Optos Inc., Sorin Group

CAH top suitor for JNJ’s Cordis unit | The week in medtech M&A

February 25, 2015 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

Report: Cardinal Health top suitor for J&J's Cordis unit

February 23, 2015 by Brian Johnson

Report: J&J's selling its Cordis division

Filed Under: Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well Tagged With: 3m, Actavis, Allergan, Cardinal Health, Cordis Corp., Ivera Medical, Johnson and Johnson, Lumenis Ltd., Uroplasty Inc., Vision-Sciences Inc.

Allergan name to live on post Actavis merger

February 18, 2015 By Brian Johnson Leave a Comment

Ackman supports Allergan's $66B sale to Actavis

Filed Under: Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well Tagged With: Actavis, Allergan

Stryker may bid for Smith & Nephew following 6-month no-bid period | The week in medtech M&A

November 26, 2014 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

Will Stryker bid on Smith & Nephew this week?

November 24, 2014 by Brad Perriello

Filed Under: Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well Tagged With: Actavis, Allergan, Alphaeon, becton dickinson, Boston Scientific, CareFusion Corp., Covidien, Guidant Corp., Johnson and Johnson, Masimo, Smith & Nephew, Stryker, Valeant Pharmaceuticals

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