Pfizer Demerger of Consumer Healthcare JV; Haleon to Be Listed (Pfizer Exits 32% Stake)
June 1, 2022
Pfizer announced an update on its ownership interest in Haleon plc, the newly independent consumer healthcare company formed from the joint venture between Pfizer and GSK. Following the demerger and planned listings (LSE expected in July 2022, with ADSs on the NYSE), Pfizer will hold a 32% stake but intends to exit that interest in a disciplined manner to maximize value for Pfizer shareholders.
- Buyers
- Pfizer Inc., Haleon plc
- Targets
- Haleon plc
- Sellers
- GSK plc (and its related entities, indirectly through the demerger of ownership interest)
- Industry
- Healthcare Services
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Divestiture
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