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...Tony Blair to N.F.L star Tom Brady and his supermodel wife Giselle Bundchen....
...Actavis Holdco U.S., Inc.; Actavis Pharma, Inc.; Ascend Laboratories, LLC; Apotex Corp.; Dr....
...If Trent Reznor [of Nine Inch Nails] says ‘Get the f**k out of my way,’ you get the f**k out of his way. Dr Dre said: ‘If you send one of your guys up to my studio they’re not going to make it out....
...His largest shareholdings include AIG, Actavis, Citigroup, Navient and Sirius XM, according to most recent regulatory disclosures....
...Mike Pearson, Valeant’s chief executive, had faced the prospect of missing out on a second big deal, after his year-long pursuit of Botox maker Allergan was thwarted by a rival $70bn bid from Actavis....
...- “A massive machine — longer than a football field — is munching away beneath Washington like a giant earthworm.”...
...Its statement says: “The transaction, if consummated, is expected to result in the combination of the two companies under a new U.K.-incorporated holding company....
...Most of the activity has been in the US, including last week’s $25bn acquisition of New York-based Forest Laboratories by Actavis, one of the world’s biggest generic drugmakers....
...Actavis itself was a target of Valeant Pharmaceuticals but after the Actavis/Warner Chilcott tie-up, Valeant fixed its gaze on eyecare company Bausch & Lomb, to the delight of Warburg Pincus....
...It made a bid for Swiss generic drugmaker Actavis that was rebuffed several weeks ago....
...In the first, Valeant bought Bausch & Lomb for $8.7bn after losing the race for Actavis, Elan and Royalty Pharma continued to squabble over valuations and AstraZeneca made a small bolt-on purchase....
...Two European generic drugs groups – Actavis and Ratiopharm – are also coming up for sale....
...In 1999, he bought Balkanpharma, Bulgaria’s leading pharmaceuticals company, which later became part of Actavis, the generic drugs group which he chairs....
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