Novartis offering $39.3 billion for rest of Alcon By: MarketWatch January 04, 2010 at 04:05 AM EST Swiss health-care giant Novartis on Monday kick-starts buyout activity in 2010 by offering $39.3 billion for the 75% of Alcon Inc. it doesn’t already own. Read More >> Related Stocks: Macy's Nestle Sa ADR Novartis Ag ADR