Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Completes $1.4 Billion Acquisition Of Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mallinckrodt plc (NYSE:MNK), a leading global specialty pharmaceuticals company, today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:CADX) for total consideration of approximately $1.4 billion. As previously disclosed, Mallinckrodt expects that the acquisition will be immediately accretive to its fiscal year 2014 adjusted diluted earnings per share, and significantly accretive to its fiscal year 2015 adjusted diluted earnings per share.

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