Merger rumor

[El Jefe]

Well it certainly isn't our stellar pipeline or sales performance driving up the stock price.

Fellow AZ people, this is really happening. Let's see if Frenchie sends out a similar long, detailed email like when the Pfizer story first broke. The tone of any such communications or lack thereof will tell us all we need to know. It's going down.

 

[anonymous]

Fellow AZ people, this is really happening. Let's see if Frenchie sends out a similar long, detailed email like when the Pfizer story first broke. The tone of any such communications or lack thereof will tell us all we need to know. It's going down.

I hate to be a Debbie Downer for all of you who you are Nostradamus- replace the name Novartis with Pfizer, and you have the same story from two years ago. Complete with rising stock price and numerous "its going to happen" posts that ended up NOT happening. You idiots know nothing. Stop with the predictions and get on with your life.

 

[anonymous]

No merger, A buyout for sure, it's about time, many of us were waiting for this. Please buy us Novartis. This AZ sucks. Give me a package. We want this to happen! 2016 was the magic date.

 

[anonymous]

This is gonna happen folks. PH going over is a telltale precursor to this deal.[/QUOTE


So will the new company be called AstraZenecaNovartis or NovartisAstraZeneca ?

 

[anonymous]

How about

AZartis

 

[anonymous]

I don't work in the US for AZ but I do work overseas for AZ on the other side of the world. Job cuts have been significant here.

My take is that once the cuts are all complete and Pascal has snipped that $1 Billion + off the global operating costs......if the share price hasn't increased significantly...we will be ripe for a takeover....probably Pfizer.

I used to work for Novartis in one of their surgical sub-divisions....not a great company to work for.

 

[El Capitan]

I don't work in the US for AZ but I do work overseas for AZ on the other side of the world. Job cuts have been significant here.

My take is that once the cuts are all complete and Pascal has snipped that $1 Billion + off the global operating costs......if the share price hasn't increased significantly...we will be ripe for a takeover....probably Pfizer.

I used to work for Novartis in one of their surgical sub-divisions....not a great company to work for.

Pfizer ship has sailed. It will be Novartis. Frenchie will be paid very generously to complete the sale and move on.

 

[anonymous]

pascal is too dumb to merge with Novartis. Ain't gonna happen, but I hope it does.

 

[anonymous]

London papers mention high probability of AZ - GSK merger

 

[anonymous]

London papers mention high probability of AZ - GSK merger

Not a merger, a buyout. Pascal gets his golden parachute and we get an unemployment slip. GSK doesn't need sales people.

 

[anonymous]

London papers mention high probability of AZ - GSK merger

that is the reason the stock price jumped this week. it is not a merger it is a buyout and Pascal will cash in his golden parachute and we will all receive a pink slip. GSK doesn't need sales reps, and they sure as hell don't need managers.

 

[anonymous]

Bottom line, history people. Do any of you have common street sense? After the largest devaluation of AZ stock in probable merger history? Does that ring a bell? Happens once, will happen again. All of you hoping for a buyout...merger,whatever. Your hopes will be dashed. Yeah, stock price go up,blah blah blah, then merger fails

 

[anonymous]

And another thing.there's enough cloudy headed people who still work for this organization who believe "2nd merger rumor/multiple offer followed by rejection go around" will be different, looking for that golden severance parachute. Those sails have set never to return for a self identify.

 

[Cabeza en las nubes]

And another thing.there's enough cloudy headed people who still work for this organization who believe "2nd merger rumor/multiple offer followed by rejection go around" will be different, looking for that golden severance parachute. Those sails have set never to return for a self identify.

This time feels different from the timing to the seemingly welcoming attitude of our CEO. If they could get guarantees to keep the UK presence then this has a much better chance of happening. Let's see what comes out this week.

 

[anonymous]

This time feels different from the timing to the seemingly welcoming attitude of our CEO. If they could get guarantees to keep the UK presence then this has a much better chance of happening. Let's see what comes out this week.

I think Frenchie hates the Brexit vote result and will be strongly inclined to do a deal with a European company even if it is not in the EU. Novartis is a much more agreeable suitor than Pfizer. Maybe he will even bump PH out of the CEO job of the pharma side if the deal goes through.

 

[anonymous]

I think Frenchie hates the Brexit vote result and will be strongly inclined to do a deal with a European company even if it is not in the EU. Novartis is a much more agreeable suitor than Pfizer. Maybe he will even bump PH out of the CEO job of the pharma side if the deal goes through.

Maybe. More likely outcome would be Frenchie becoming CEO of the Oncology side due to the oncology pipeline that goes with AZ. Would Jimenez have both top execs from AZ after the acquisition? Perhaps it has already been decided.

 

[anonymous]

Maybe. More likely outcome would be Frenchie becoming CEO of the Oncology side due to the oncology pipeline that goes with AZ. Would Jimenez have both top execs from AZ after the acquisition? Perhaps it has already been decided.

It looks like it will be Novartis and this will be a complete takeover with the majority of AZ employees being cut loose with an average separation package. This will enable the complete cost reductions necessary to keep both companies afloat.

 

[anonymous]

How about

AZartis

how about Asstritis?

 

[anonymous]

how about Asstritis?

Like there is no more Wyeth, there will be no more AZ. This will be a complete takeover and nobody knows who the hell AZ is anyway so we won't be missed.

 

[anonymous]

The Brits may try to force the white knight scenario with GSK, just like the French did with Sanofi buying the much larger Aventis instead of Novartis. They won't want to see that many jobs lost right after Brexit. GSK would dominate that merger also, if it were to happen, but they may have a spot for Pascal.