Omega Pharma

Perrigo Company plc Ordinary Shares (NYSE: PRGO) announced Thursday morning it will acquire Belgium-based Omega Pharma, a maker of consumer health products for 2.48 billion euro ($3.1 billion) in addition to assuming 1.1 billion euro in debt. Ireland-based Perrigo expects the transaction to be...

Shares of Perrigo Company plc (NYSE: PRGO) surged higher Thursday amid reports that the company will buy Omega Pharma NV. Bloomberg reported that "Perrigo Co. has entered exclusive talks to buy Omega Pharma NV after beating suitors including Sanofi, Actavis Plc and Boehringer Ingelheim...