Bristol/Astra change-in-control
Executive Summary
Bristol-Myers Squibb's codevelopment and commercialization agreement with AstraZeneca for two diabetes compounds does not include change-in-control provisions, Bristol CFO Andrew Bonfield says during a Jan. 25 earnings call. Bristol has been rumored to be an acquisition candidate since the launch of Plavix generics, although the AstraZeneca partnership, announced Jan. 11, suggests that the firm plans to remain independent (1"The Pink Sheet" Jan. 15, 2007, p. 16)...