UK UPDATE – Pfizer’s Approach for AstraZeneca and the Outlook for UK Government Intervention in Takeovers
Executive Summary: Pfizer’s potential bid for AstraZeneca Plc provoked strong debate in the UK on the appropriate political oversight of corporate transactions, including concerns that the deal would result in research jobs and R&D investment being lost. This briefing outlines the main legal routes by which the assurances from Pfizer in respect of the UK … Continued