AbbVie Board To Shareholders: Vote No On Shire Buy

By | October 16, 2014

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AbbVie (ABBV) late Wednesday said that its board of directors recommendation that shareholders reject a planned $55 billion buy of Shire Pharmaceuticals. The board citing new Treasury rules issued Sept. 22 making tax inversion deals less attractive. Abbvie said in a statement: “The breadth and scope of the changes, including the unexpected nature of the exercise of administrative authority to impact longstanding tax principles, and to target Scalper1 News

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