Forest Keeps Wheeling And Dealing Ahead Of Merger
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Acquisitions boosted Forest’s 2014 sales, and the company isn’t slowing down its acquisition strategy even though it is working toward a merger with Actavis.
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