Salix Pharmaceuticals Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1989

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 1,000

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A
  • (Cancelled)

  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $10B

Salix Pharmaceuticals General Information

Description

Manufacturer of pharmaceutical products intended for the prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases and disorders. The company offers treatments for overt hepatic encephalopathy, irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea, irritable bowel syndrome with constipation, chronic idiopathic constipation, opioid-induced constipation, bowel preparation and ulcerative colitis.

Contact Information

Website
www.salix.com
Formerly Known As
Salix Holdings, Salix Holdings Ltd
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
Financing Status
Formerly VC-backed
Primary Industry
Pharmaceuticals
Corporate Office
  • 400 Somerset Corporate Boulevard
  • Bridgewater, NJ 08807
  • United States

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Salix Pharmaceuticals Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
8. Merger/Acquisition 01-Dec-2016 $10B 0000 Cancelled Profitable
7. Merger/Acquisition 01-Apr-2015 0000 00.000 0000 Completed Profitable
6. Merger/Acquisition 11-Mar-2015 000.00 000.00 Cancelled Profitable
5. Debt - General 12-Dec-2013 00.00 00.000 Completed Profitable
4. Secondary Transaction - Open Market 10-Sep-2009 000.00 Completed Profitable
3. Secondary Transaction - Open Market 31-Dec-2003 000.00 Completed Profitable
2. PIPE 20-Nov-2000 $14.1M $14.1M Completed Profitable
1. IPO 01-May-1996 Completed Profitable
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Salix Pharmaceuticals Comparisons

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Salix Pharmaceuticals Competitors (31)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Corporation Tokyo, Japan 00000 0000 000000000 0000
Abbott India Corporation Mumbai, India 0000 00000000
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nigeria Corporation Lagos, Nigeria 00 00000000
Viatris Corporation Canonsburg, PA 00000 00000000
Novartis India Corporate Backed or Acquired Mumbai, India 00 00.000 0&0
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Salix Pharmaceuticals Patents

Salix Pharmaceuticals Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
CA-3038312-A1 Solid dispersion forms of rifaximin Pending 30-Sep-2016 0000000000
EP-4137132-A1 Solid dispersion forms of rifaximin Pending 30-Sep-2016 0000000000 0
US-11311521-B2 Solid dispersion forms of rifaximin Active 30-Sep-2016 0000000000 00
ES-2929768-T3 Rifaximin solid dispersion forms Active 30-Sep-2016 0000000000
US-20210205279-A1 Solid dispersion forms of rifaximin Active 30-Sep-2016 A61K31/437
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Salix Pharmaceuticals Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Twitter Followers

5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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Salix Pharmaceuticals Former Investors (3)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info
Deerfield Management Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0
EW Healthcare Partners Growth/Expansion Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Oxford Bioscience Partners Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0
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Salix Pharmaceuticals Investments & Acquisitions (4)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Atlantic Healthcare 21-Mar-2016 00000 0000 000.00 Pharmaceuticals
Santarus 03-Jan-2014 0000000000 00.00 Pharmaceuticals 0000000 0
Oceana Therapeutics 20-Dec-2011 0000000000 00000 Pharmaceuticals
Inkine Pharmaceuticals 23-Jun-2005 Merger/Acquisition 00000 Pharmaceuticals 0000000 0
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Salix Pharmaceuticals FAQs

  • When was Salix Pharmaceuticals founded?

    Salix Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1989.

  • Who is the founder of Salix Pharmaceuticals?

    Randy Hamilton and Lorin Johnson Ph.D are the founders of Salix Pharmaceuticals.

  • Where is Salix Pharmaceuticals headquartered?

    Salix Pharmaceuticals is headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ.

  • What is the size of Salix Pharmaceuticals?

    Salix Pharmaceuticals has 1,000 total employees.

  • What industry is Salix Pharmaceuticals in?

    Salix Pharmaceuticals’s primary industry is Pharmaceuticals.

  • Is Salix Pharmaceuticals a private or public company?

    Salix Pharmaceuticals is a Private company.

  • What is the current valuation of Salix Pharmaceuticals?

    The current valuation of Salix Pharmaceuticals is 0000.

  • What is Salix Pharmaceuticals’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Salix Pharmaceuticals is 000000.

  • How much funding has Salix Pharmaceuticals raised over time?

    Salix Pharmaceuticals has raised $2.11B.

  • Who are Salix Pharmaceuticals’s investors?

    Deerfield Management, EW Healthcare Partners, and Oxford Bioscience Partners have invested in Salix Pharmaceuticals.

  • Who are Salix Pharmaceuticals’s competitors?

    Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Abbott India, GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nigeria, Viatris, and Novartis India are some of the 31 competitors of Salix Pharmaceuticals.

  • When was Salix Pharmaceuticals acquired?

    Salix Pharmaceuticals was acquired on 01-Dec-2016.

  • Who acquired Salix Pharmaceuticals?

    Salix Pharmaceuticals was acquired by Bausch Health Companies.

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