AbbVie and Sshire terminate $51-billion deal

摘要

Shire (Dublin) says that its board has agreed with AbbVie (Chicago) to terminate their previously announced agreement for the acquisition of Shire. AbbVie announced in July that it will acquire Shire for ￡32 billion ($51 billion). Last week, AbbVie’s board of directors withdrew its recommendation for the proposed acquisition of Shire and instead recommended that stockholders vote against the transaction.