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Valeant to Sell Skincare Brands to L’Oréal for $1.3 Billion

The three brands, CerAve, AcneFree and Ambi, have combined annual sales of about $168 million.
Source: CeraVe
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LAVAL, Canada — Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. agreed to sell three skincare brands to L'Oréal SA for $1.3 billion in the second asset sale announced Tuesday by the struggling Canadian drugmaker as it seeks to cut its debt load.

The three brands — CeraVe, AcneFree and Ambi — have combined annual sales of about $168 million, Paris-based L'Oréal said in a statement. The company said the products will become part of its Active Cosmetics Division, which includes brands such as La Roche-Posay, Vichy and SkinCeuticals.

Earlier Tuesday, Valeant agreed to sell its Dendreon Pharmaceuticals unit to China's Sanpower Group Co. for about $820 million. The Laval, Quebec-based company has been embroiled in scandals about its high prices and accounting that led to legal and regulatory investigations along with declines in its share price.

By Phil Serafino; editors: Benedikt Kammel and David Whitehouse.

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