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 Allergan headquarters in Irvine | |
| Company type | Public |
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| NYSE: AGN | |
| Industry | Pharmaceuticals |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Defunct | 2015 |
| Fate | Acquired by Actavis plc in 2015, who then renamed the group as Allergan plc |
| Successor | Actavis |
| Headquarters | Irvine, California, U.S. |
Area served | Over 100 Countries |
Key people | Paul Bisaro (executive chairman) |
| Products | Eye care, neurosciences, medical dermatology, medical aesthetics, breast enhancement, obesity intervention and urologics |
| Revenue | $6.2 billion (2013)[1] |
Number of employees | 11400 (2013)[1] |
| Parent | Allergan plc |
| Website | www |
Allergan, Inc. was an American global pharmaceutical company focused on eye care, neurosciences, medical dermatology, medical aesthetics, breast enhancement, obesity intervention and urologics. Allergan, Inc. was formed in 1948, incorporated in 1950 and became a public company in 1970.[2] It ceased operation in 2015 when it was acquired by Irish-based Actavis plc (itself a 2013 U.S. tax inversion to Ireland), who then renamed the group as Allergan plc.[3]
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- ^ "From Actavis to Allergan: One pharma company's wild dealmaking journey". Forbes Magazine. 30 July 2015.
For a master class in mergers and acquisitions, one need only look at the company formerly known as Actavis. Now called Allergan, after its $70 billion acquisition of that maker of Botox last fall, the pharmaceutical firm has undertaken a dizzying series of deals in just the last few years, reinventing and renaming itself in a fashion that might make the artist formerly known as The Artist Formerly Known As Prince proud.