Salix Pharmaceuticals Buys Santarus for $32 Per Share

Salix Pharmaceuticals will buy Santarus for $32 per share in a transaction expected to close in the first quarter of 2014.

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The per share price values Santarus at $2.6 billion, a 39 percent premium over the company’s 30-day trading average.

The acquisition will help Salix solidify its lead in the gastrointestinal market, and the companies’ combined revenue would be approximately $1.3 billion.

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