AmeriSource/Bergen FTC review
Executive Summary
"The Federal Trade Commission's second request" on the proposed merger between AmeriSource and Bergen "is broad in nature and covers nearly all facets of the business of both companies," AmeriSource tells employees in a Q&A on the merger. In May, the two companies reported that FTC had requested additional information regarding the transaction, which would create the largest drug wholesaler (1"The Pink Sheet" May 14, In Brief)
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