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Mallinckrodt (MNK) PT Lifted at Piper Jaffray Amid Questcor Deal

April 8, 2014 7:55 AM EDT

Piper Jaffray analyst David Amsellem reiterated an Overweight rating on Mallinckrodt plc (NYSE: MNK) and bumped his price target from $87 to $90 following the acquisition of Questcor (NASDAQ: QCOR), saying.despite fears Acthar cash flows are sustainable

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Jefferies Downgrades Questcor Pharmaceuticals (QCOR) to Hold Following Takeover

April 8, 2014 6:58 AM EDT

Jefferies downgraded Questcor Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: QCOR) from Buy to Hold with a price target of $86.00 after the sale to Mallinckrodt plc (NYSE: MNK) for $30 per share in cash plus 0.897 MNK share. The downgrade comes as they see limited... More

BMO Capital Upgrades Mallinckrodt (MNK) to Outperform

April 8, 2014 6:49 AM EDT

BMO Capital upgraded Mallinckrodt (NYSE: MNK) from Market Perform to Outperform with a price target of $71.00 (from $70.00).

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Shares of Mallinckrodt plc closed at $60.95 yesterday.

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Jefferies Maintains Buy on Mallinckrodt plc (MNK) Post Questcor Bid

April 8, 2014 6:48 AM EDT

Jefferies analyst Anthony Petrone reiterated a Buy rating and $77 price target on Mallinckrodt plc (NYSE: MNK) following the company's Questcor Pharmacueticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOR) acquisition.

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Mallinckrodt (MNK) to Acquire Questcor Pharma (QCOR) in $5.6B Deal

April 7, 2014 7:02 AM EDT

Mallinckrodt plc (NYSE: MNK), a leading global specialty pharmaceuticals company, and Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOR), a high-growth biopharmaceutical company, today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Mallinckrodt will acquire Questcor in a transaction valued at approximately $5.6 billion. The transaction was unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies. Subject to customary closing conditions, the transaction is currently expected to be completed in the third calendar quarter of 2014.

Under the terms of the transaction, Questcor shareholders will receive $30.00... More