US/UK: Pfizer, AstraZeneca merger bites the dust (Competition Policy International)

Just days after UK pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca rejected a $119 billion acquisition bid, Pfizer says it will no longer pursue the acquisition, ending the chances of a new top industry player of emerging.

Pfizer announced Monday it would no longer pursue AstraZeneca and would not consider a hostile takeover bid. Under …read more

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21st Century Competition. "US/UK: Pfizer, AstraZeneca merger bites the dust (Competition Policy International)." 21st Century Competition, 27 May 2014. https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/05/usuk-pfizer-astrazeneca-merger-bites-the-dust-competition-policy-international/.

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@misc{21st-century-competition2014, author = {21st Century Competition}, title = {{US/UK: Pfizer, AstraZeneca merger bites the dust (Competition Policy International)}}, year = {2014}, url = {https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/05/usuk-pfizer-astrazeneca-merger-bites-the-dust-competition-policy-international/}, note = {21st Century Competition} }
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