Pharma Deals Review, Vol 2019, No 8 (2019)

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Pfizer Rescues Mylan with Upjohn Merger

Michelle Liu

Abstract


In a move to narrow the company focus on prescription medicines, Pfizer has agreed to merge its off-patents drug business, Upjohn, with Mylan in a Reverse Morris Trust transaction. The all-stock deal gives Pfizer shareholders a controlling 57% of the combined new company, while Mylan shareholders will own the remaining 43%. The new pharmaceutical company will be renamed once the transaction has closed, which is expected in mid-2020.

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