GSK To Spin Off And List Consumer Healthcare Business In 2022
Executive Summary
GSK will demerge its Consumer Healthcare business in mid-2022 and list the new company on the London Stock Exchange. The move will “create new world leader in consumer healthcare,” according to GSK, with annual sales in excess of £10bn.
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