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With Big Pharma In Retreat, Ackman And Novartis Try A New Blueprint For Drug Companies

By:Posted: Apr 22nd, 2014In: Opinions & Features

4.22.2014 | Forbes

By Steve Brozak

Yesterday in a move that returned attention to healthcare takeovers, Bill Ackman, CEO of the hedge fund Pershing Square Capital, announced a bold and unusual move by partnering with pharmaceutical company, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. to acquire a major stake in another biotech.  In this case it is Allergan, Inc., the makers of the injectable wrinkle-remover BOTOX, and several ophthalmic treatments.

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