Forest gaining 'relevant' GI position with Furiex buy
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
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.
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