Deals Rumor Mill: AstraZeneca, Barrick Gold, Charter

By Chelsea Naso (April 21, 2014, 7:37 PM EDT) -- New York-based Pfizer Inc., the world's biggest drugmaker, held informal talks with London-based AstraZeneca Plc. about buying the maker of asthma and heart drugs, but are no longer negotiating a deal, sources told Bloomberg on Monday. Although the talks reportedly happened several months ago, news of the discussions broke over the weekend in London's Sunday Times. A tentative approach about a takeover by Pfizer valued AstraZeneca at £60 million (US$101 billion), which would have made it among the largest ever in the industry....

Law360 is on it, so you are, too.

A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence. Over 200 articles are published daily across more than 60 topics, industries, practice areas and jurisdictions.


A Law360 subscription includes features such as

  • Daily newsletters
  • Expert analysis
  • Mobile app
  • Advanced search
  • Judge information
  • Real-time alerts
  • 450K+ searchable archived articles

And more!

Experience Law360 today with a free 7-day trial.

Start Free Trial

Already a subscriber? Click here to login

Hello! I'm Law360's automated support bot.

How can I help you today?

For example, you can type:
  • I forgot my password
  • I took a free trial but didn't get a verification email
  • How do I sign up for a newsletter?
Ask a question!