Forest Laboratories to Acquire Furiex for $1.1 Billion
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Forest Laboratories Inc., the drugmaker being acquired by Actavis Plc, agreed to buy Furiex Pharmaceuticals Inc. for $1.1 billion in cash to expand offerings of medicines for digestive disorders.
Forest, based in New York, will pay about $95 a share for Furiex, and up to $30 a share in a contingent value right for Furiex’s eluxadoline, a treatment for irritable bowel syndrome, based on the drug’s approval, Forest said today in a statement.