Mylan And Pfizer Announce Key Date For Viatris Merger

Follows Delay Due To Coronavirus Pandemic

Mylan and Pfizer’s Upjohn have revealed a key date for their merger to create Viatris, after the deal set for midway through the year was pushed back recently due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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The latest move in Mylan and Upjohn's protracted bid to merge into Viatris has been disclosed • Source: Shutterstock

Ongoing regulatory reviews, including previously-discussed delays related to the COVID-19 pandemic, mean that Mylan’s proposed merger with Pfizer’s Upjohn business to create Viatris will not happen before 1 October this year unless otherwise agreed, the firms have announced.

A filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission by the Upjohn mature brands and off-patent division provides for the...

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