Original sentence: On July 18th, 2008, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.Teva Pharmaceutical confirmed on December 8th, 2008 that it has secured the required financing to complete the transaction.To facilitate the corporate acquisition, Barry along with with his high school friend, Joel Ulster (Sherman and Ulster Limited), offered five percent equity options to each of the four children and a fifteen year royalty on four of its patented products (Globe and Mail, November 24, 2007)
Edited sentence: On July 18, 2008, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.Teva Pharmaceutical confirmed on December 8, 2008 that it has secured the required financing to complete the transaction.To facilitate the corporate acquisition, Barry along with his high school friend, Joel Ulster (Sherman and Ulster Limited), offered five percent equity options to each of the four children and a fifteen year royalty on four of its patented products (Globe and Mail, November 24, 2007)