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Mergers & Acquisitions

May 22, 2013

Latham advises on Actavis-Warner Chilcott tie-up

Latham & Watkins LLP represented generic drug maker Actavis Inc. in its agreement to acquire birth control maker Warner Chilcott plc in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at $8.5 billion with debt.


By David Ruiz


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Latham & Watkins LLP represented generic drugmaker Actavis Inc. in its agreement to acquire birth control maker Warner Chilcott PLC in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at $8.5 billion including debt, the companies announced Monday.


Costa Mesa-based partners Charles K. Ruck and R. Scott Shean led the Latham team, which included associate Carol B. Samaan, as well as Los Angeles-based partners Lau...

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