Forest gaining 'relevant' GI position with Furiex buy

Just because Actavis will pay $25bn to acquire Forest Laboratories, that doesn't mean New York-based Forest's own acquisitive streak is coming to an end, as evidenced by the company's latest investment – at least $1.1bn to buy Furiex Pharmaceuticals.

Just because Actavis will pay $25bn to acquire Forest Laboratories, that doesn't mean New York-based Forest's own acquisitive streak is coming to an end, as evidenced by the company's latest investment – at least $1.1bn to buy Furiex Pharmaceuticals.

In fact, Forest president and CEO Brent Saunders consulted closely with Actavis chairman and CEO Paul Bisaro during the final...

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