Viatris Plots ‘Significant’ Restructuring As Mylan-Upjohn Merger Completes

New Company Aims To Achieve $1bn Of Synergies Through Restructuring

Nearly 16 months after it was first announced, the $12bn merger of Mylan and Pfizer’s Upjohn has completed, with the resulting company Viatris preparing to unveil restructuring plans by the end of 2020.

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Viatris will begin trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange from tomorrow • Source: Shutterstock

Mylan’s protracted $12bn merger with Pfizer’s Upjohn off-patent and mature brands unit has today completed, bringing the curtain down on Mylan after nearly six decades of operations and launching a new global player, Viatris.

Today’s completion matches the date announced at the end of October, when the last hurdle, approval from the US Federal...

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