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July 16, 2012

An affiliate of private investment firm TPG will acquire Par Pharmaceutical Cos., the drug maker said Monday.

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. — An affiliate of private investment firm TPG will acquire Par Pharmaceutical Cos., the drug maker said Monday.

Par said it had entered into an agreement to be acquired for $1.9 billion. Par shareholders will receive $50 per share, representing a 37% premium over the company's Friday closing price.