M&A drama: Endo takes on a spoiler role in the Valeant bid for Salix

Endo International Plc; Market Cap (as of 13/03/2015): $15.4bn Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd; Market Cap (as of 13/03/2015): $10.8bn Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl, Inc.; Market Cap (as of 13/03/2015): $63.9bn The pharmaceutical sector has turned into a war-zone again with of the bidding war between two aggressive dealmakers and two ex-colleagues: Mr. Read more…

Valeant, the serial pharma dealmaker cuts again

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.; market cap (as of 26/02/2015): US$76.68bn Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.; market cap (as of 26/02/2015): US$10.07bn     Introduction The pharmaceutical industry has undergone an intense period of consolidation in the past 18 months which is far from over as the big players take advantage of the Read more…