Warburg Pincus, private equity firm, received $4.5 billion in the acquisition deal. The other $4.2 billion of Valeant’s payment was used to cover Bausch + Lomb’s outstanding debt.
Valeant’s acquisition is a step in the company’s efforts to expand in the ophthalmology market.
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