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19 Dec 2011

Valeant Pharmaceuticals Proposes to Acquire ISTA

The proposed transaction has a total equity value of approximately $314 million on a fully diluted basis. In addition, ISTA has net debt of approximately $13 million, bringing the total enterprise value to approximately $327 million.

Canadian specialty pharmaceutical company Valeant Pharmaceuticals announced last week that it had made a proposal to the Board of Directors of ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc. to acquire ISTA for $6.50 per share in cash. Valeant's Board of Directors unanimously supports this proposal.

 

The proposed transaction has a total equity value of approximately $314 million on a fully diluted basis. In addition, ISTA has net debt of approximately $13 million, bringing the total enterprise value to approximately $327 million. 

 

Preferring a consensual process, Valeant approached ISTA on October 5, 2011. After ISTA refused to enter into a customary confidentiality agreement with Valeant, Valeant made a formal written proposal to ISTA's managem

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