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Valeant Initiates Tender Offer For Allergan

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Mani
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Earlier today, Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (NYSE:VRX) (TSE:VRX) announced its exchange offer involving a mix of cash for the common stock of Allergan, Inc. (NYSE:AGN).

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The offer is scheduled to expire on August 15, 2014.

Valeant’s hostile offer

As reported earlier, Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (NYSE:VRX) (TSE:VRX) has officially indicated it’s going hostile on Allergan, Inc. (NYSE:AGN). In its presentation on Monday, Valeant said it was correcting ‘recent misrepresentations’ and refuting ‘misleading assertions made by Allergan, Inc. and others’.

As part of its four step process towards a merger with Allegan, Valeant launched its first step through today’s exchange offer. Allergan...

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Mani is a Senior Financial Consultant. He has worked in Senior Management role in large banking, financial and information technology organizations. He has provided solutions for major banking and securities firms across the globe in the area of retail, corporate and investment banking. He holds MBA (Finance) and Professional Management Accounting Qualifications. His hobbies are tracking global financial developments and watching sports