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February 22, 2015
Cadwalader is representing Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (NASDAQ: SLXP), a leading U.S. specialty pharmaceutical company, which today announced a definitive agreement to be acquired by Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (NYSE: VRX) (TSX: VRX) for $158.00 per share, or a total enterprise value of approximately $14.5 billion. The transaction was approved by the Salix and Valeant boards of directors and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2015, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval.
Cadwalader has advised Salix in connection with various governance, litigation and transactional matters, including its terminated combination with Cosmo Technologies.
The Cadwalader team is led by partner Christopher Cox, and includes Corporate partners Gregory Patti, Jr., William Mills and Ira Schacter; Tax partner Linda Swartz; Intellectual Property partner Dorothy Auth; and Finance partner Jeff Nagle in Charlotte.
About Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd., headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, develops and markets prescription pharmaceutical products and medical devices for the prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. Salix’s strategy is to in-license or acquire late-stage or marketed proprietary therapeutic products, complete any required development and regulatory submission of these products, and commercialize them through Salix’s 500-member specialty sales force.
