Teva makes $82 per share offer for rival Mylan

Generic drugmaker makes bid at 48 per cent premium to stock price

Generic drugmaker Teva Pharmaceutical Industries said on Tuesday that it had proposed buying rival Mylan for $82.00 per share in a mix of stock and cash.

Teva said the offer was a 48 per cent premium to the stock price of Mylan on March 10th, 2015, which it said was “the last day of trading prior to widespread speculation of a transaction between Teva and Mylan”.

Reuters