Actavis, a generic drug manufacturer in Zug, Switzerland, with American offices in Morristown and Elizabeth, announced on April 25 it has been acquired by drug maker Watson Pharmaceuticals in Parsippany for about $5.6 billion. Latham & Watkins advised Watson with a team led by R. Scott Shean and Charles Ruck in Orange County, Calif. Clifford Chance of London advised Actavis with a team led by Mark Poulton and Joel Ziff.

Suburban Propane To Buy Unit

Suburban Propane Partners, a propane distributor in Whippany, announced on April 26 it paid about $1.8 billion to acquire the retail propane unit of Inergy LP, a propane and natural gas company in Kansas City, Mo.

ConvaTec Acquires AbViser

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