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DewDiligence

02/11/14 7:27 AM

#174030 RE: DewDiligence #173700

MNK acquires CADX for $14/sh, a 26% premium to yesterday’s closing price:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/mallinckrodt-plc-acquire-cadence-pharmaceuticals-120000298.html

CADX’s claim to fame is Ofirmev, an IV formulation of acetaminophen for hospital use. The nominal deal value is $1.3B. MNK was the 2013 pharma spin-off from COV, which was itself spun off from Tyco in 2007.

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