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Freshfields advises Novartis on US$13bn sale of stake in consumer health JV to partner GlaxoSmithKline plc
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (‘Freshfields’) has advised Novartis AG on the sale of its 36.5% stake in its consumer health joint venture with GlaxoSmithKline plc for US$13bn. Details of the transaction can be found here.The Freshfields team was led by Julian Long and Jennifer Bethlehem with tax partner Paul Davison and antitrust partner Rod Carlton.
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