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Mergers & Acquisitions

Feb. 19, 2014

Latham guides $25 billion pharma deal

Dublin-based drugmaker Actavis PLC tapped Latham & Watkins LLP to help guide its largest deal to date.


By Dominic Fracassa


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Dublin-based drugmaker Actavis PLC tapped Latham & Watkins LLP to help guide its largest deal to date. On Tuesday, Actavis announced plans to acquire pharmaceutical developer Forest Laboratories Inc. for $25 billion in cash and stock - one of the biggest pharmaceutical deals in recent years.


Costa Mesa partners R. Scott Shean and Charles K. Ruck co-led the Latham team alongside New York partn...

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