Ackman And Valeant Team Up To Pursue Takeover Of Allergan – ValueWalk Premium
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21Apr

Ackman And Valeant Team Up To Pursue Takeover Of Allergan

Activist hedge fund manager Bill Ackman is bringing his sometimes bare-knuckle expertise at the takeover game to Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (NYSE:VRX) (TSE:VRX) as the highly efficient roll-up company targets Botox wrinkle treatment company Allergan, Inc. (NYSE:AGN) with a takeover offer.


Activist hedge fund with successful track record at "encouraging" boards to make the "right" decisions teams with Valeant to acquire Allergan
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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.

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