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Watson Pharmaceuticals (WPI +1.3%) is on track to announce a deal to buy Swiss-based Actavis for...

  • Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 12:23 PM ET
    Watson Pharmaceuticals (WPI +1.3%) is on track to announce a deal to buy Swiss-based Actavis for ~$6B by the end of April, creating one of the world's biggest producers of generic drugs, Reuters reports. Watson believes a move would help it compete more effectively against rivals like Teva and Novartis unit Sandoz.
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