How The Pfizer/Allegan Deal Got Done: Inside The Twists And Turns Of A Mega-Merger
Executive Summary
The deal to combine Pfizer and Allergan was the culmination of 16 months of negotiations, beginning with a dinner between Ian Read and Brent Saunders in July 2014, well before the company that was then Actavis had even disclosed its interest in merging with Allergan.
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