Lot Of Inversion Talk, But Do You Know The Basics?

Law360, New York (August 7, 2014, 10:45 AM EDT) -- Much ink has been spilt recently on the topic of "inversion" transactions — from Pfizer's failed pursuit of AstraZeneca, to the $48 billion Medtronic/Covidien deal, to the more recent and creative Cosmo Technologies/Salix Pharmaceuticals and Mylan/Abbott transactions. Advocates of inversions claim the deals seek to create shareholder value; detractors condemn them as unpatriotic and immoral. This article does not take sides in the debate but rather clarifies the basic elements of these transactions, which are sometimes misunderstood....

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