Forest Laboratories was a company in the pharmaceutical industry incorporated in Delaware, with its principal office in New York City. It was known for licensing European pharmaceuticals for sale in the United States. On July 1, 2014, the company was acquired by Actavis (now Allergan).
History
The company was founded by Hans Lowey in 1956 as a small laboratory service company.
In 1967, the company became a public company via an initial public offering.
Ten years later, Howard Solomon became the chief executive officer of the company.[2]
In 1984, the company acquired O'Neal Jones & Feldman for $8.8 million after a federal investigation resulted in one of its drugs being recalled.[3][4]