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Santarus Ownership
Who owns Santarus?
Santarus is owned by Salix Pharmaceuticals. It was acquired on November 7, 2013.
Santarus Business Overview
Where is Santarus headquartered?
Santarus is headquartered in San Diego, California.
What sector is Santarus in?
Santarus is a life science company.
When was Santarus founded?
Santarus was founded in 1996.
Life Science M&A Summary in 2013
Out of 60 sectors in the Mergr database, life science ranked 8 in number of deals in 2013. The largest life science acquisition in 2013 was Onyx Pharmaceuticals - which was acquired by Amgen for $10.4B.
Join Mergr to view all 192 acquisitions of life science companies in 2013, including 26 acquisitions by private equity firms, and 166 by strategics.