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Pharma Deals Dominate M&A Activity in Early 2015 (VRX) (SLXP) (SPG) (NXPI)

March 19, 2015 2:38 PM EDT

The following are the top 10 M&A deals happening to-date in 2015. The list was compiled by the WSJ.

Notably, Salix is in there twice for two different takeover approaches.

Total value of the deals is around $152.8 billion. But, again, that includes two bids for the same company. Excluding the Valeant bid, and total value is around $138.2 billion.

Pharma is also a dominant sector with Pfizer, AbbVie, and Endo all making big acquisitions this year.

Of course, all the deals are pending, as noted in the chart.

More can be seen at StreetInsider's Top M&A deals here.



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