BMO Capital Upgrades Pfizer (PFE) to Outperform Amid Hospira Takeover

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Pfizer (PFE) to Acquire Hospira (HSP) in $17B Deal

February 5, 2015 7:02 AM EST

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and Hospira, Inc. (NYSE: HSP) announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Pfizer will acquire Hospira, the worlds leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies and a global leader in biosimilars, for $90 a share in cash for a total enterprise value of approximately $17 billion. The Boards of Directors of both companies have unanimously approved the merger, which is expected to be immediately accretive upon closing, accretive by $0.10 - $0.12 per share for the first full year following the close of the... More