Migdal: Mylan has less leverage to buy Perrigo

Mylan chairman Robert J. Coury
Mylan chairman Robert J. Coury

Analyst Steven Tepper: Mylan's behavior with Teva makes it an undesirable bedfellow.

It is very possible that the Mylan Pharmaceuticals saga will end not with a bang, but with a whimper. Now that Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA; TASE: TEVA) has decided to seek its fortunes elsewhere by acquiring the generic division of Allergan, Migdal Capital Markets believes that the Mylan's acquisition of Perrigo Company (NYSE:PRGO; TASE:PRGO) at a $32 billion value for Perrigo may not go through.

According to Migdal Capital Markets pharmaceutical analyst Steven Tepper, "Perrigo saw how Mylan behaved with Teva, and I am not sure that Perrigo would want to get into bed with it. Mylan has less leverage now; it wanted to acquire Perrigo on the basis of a share value inflated by the Teva offer, and now it cannot do this.

"With a share at $50, say, Mylan will have to significantly dilute its shareholders in order to acquire Perrigo, and it will certainly be difficult for Perrigo's shareholders with a deal that makes sense."

Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on July 27, 2015

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Mylan chairman Robert J. Coury
Mylan chairman Robert J. Coury
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