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Pharmacia Corporation / The Upjohn Company

1995 · Acquisition/Merger · $13.0B · Complete

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Aug 21, 1995 The Spokesman-Review Neutral

The Upjohn Co. and Swedish firm Pharmacia AB announced a $13 billion merger to form Pharmacia & Upjohn Inc., becoming the world ninth-largest pharmaceutical…

Oct 28, 2004 Wikipedia Neutral

The $13 billion merger created a truly global enterprise with business activities across Europe, the US and Asia but required Fred Hassan turnaround to unlock…

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Pharmacia AB and The Upjohn Company merged in a $13 billion merger of equals to create Pharmacia & Upjohn, headquartered in London. The cross-border deal combined Pharmacia's European strength with Upjohn's US commercial presence.

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