Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TEVA.TA) said on Wednesday it expected its $40 billion deal to buy Allergan Plc's (AGN.N) generics business to close "at any time," even as the companies extended the deadline for completing the transaction to October to allow more time for the U.S. antitrust review.
The deal was announced more than a year ago and had been expected to wrap up last month, but it has taken longer as the companies have arranged sales of more drugs than anticipated to clear the antitrust regulators.
"We expect the closing of the ... generics deal at any time now," Teva Chief Executive Officer Erez Vigodman said during a conference call with analysts to discuss the Israeli drugmaker's financial outlook.
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