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19Dec

As its COVID-19 Vaccine Nears Finalization, AstraZeneca Announces Deal to Buy Alexion for $39 Billion

AstraZeneca, the British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical company currently collaborating with the University of Oxford on a COVID-19 vaccine, will purchase Alexion Pharmaceuticals for $39 billion. The transaction, which awaits approval by shareholders and regulators, is the largest purchase by a health care company this year and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2021. Alexion was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Boston but has a global presence. It is known for its...
By: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/as-its-covid-19-vaccine-nears-88769/

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