Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, is representing Vidara Therapeutics International Ltd., a specialty pharmaceutical company organized in Ireland, in connection with its acquisition by Horizon Pharma, Inc. through a reverse merger for stock and cash valued at approximately $660 million at the time of announcement. The surviving company, to be named Horizon Pharma plc, will be listed on NASDAQ.

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