{"id":32455,"date":"2026-08-03T07:29:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T07:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=32455"},"modified":"2026-08-03T07:29:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T07:29:42","slug":"astrazeneca-in-talks-over-400bn-merger-with-us-rival-daily-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=32455","title":{"rendered":"AstraZeneca in talks over $400bn merger with US rival \u2013 Daily Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Pascal-Soriot-AstraZeneca.png\" alt=\"Pascal-Soriot\" class=\"wp-image-112850 lazyload\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Pascal-Soriot-AstraZeneca.png\" alt=\"Pascal-Soriot\" class=\"wp-image-112850 lazyload\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Pascal-Soriot-AstraZeneca.png 794w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Pascal-Soriot-AstraZeneca-600x408.png 600w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Pascal-Soriot-AstraZeneca-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Pascal-Soriot-AstraZeneca-768x522.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Pascal Soriot has been CEO of Astra-Zeneca for 14 years<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Pharmaceutical giant\u00a0AstraZeneca\u00a0is considering a merger with US rival\u00a0Bristol Myers Squibb that would value the joint company at about $400 billion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The two companies have been discussing a tie-up over the last few months, sources told the<em> Financial Times.<\/em> It would be one of the largest in history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">AstraZeneca and Bristol Myers Squibb did not immediately respond to requests for comment, but there is already concern about its implications for the London Stock Exchange if the UK company switches its listing to the US.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Last year, AstraZeneca said a listing on Wall Street would give it a stronger valuation, and hinted at a dual listing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The company\u2019s ?share price has more than quadrupled during Pascal Soriot\u2019s 14-year tenure as CEO, soaring above main British rival\u00a0GSK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">AstraZeneca has seen its figures driven by strong demand for cancer and ?rare disease drugs.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Simple Share Buttons Adder (8.6.0) simplesharebuttons.com -->           \t            <\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n fbq('init', '1192059580980274'); 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