DATE OF MERGER 08 / 01 / 2019
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Takeda & Shire
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January 2019 marked the acquisition of Shire by pharmaceutical company Takeda . The acquisition was made by the company with ambitions to drive its goal of becoming a global , values-based , research and development-driven , biopharmaceutical leader . “ We are delighted that the acquisition was approved by an overwhelming majority of our shareholders at Takeda ’ s extraordinary general meeting on December 5 , 2018 . We are also pleased to have completed the acquisition several months earlier than expected , which was enabled through the hard work of our respective organisations and the smooth receipt of regulatory clearances ,” commented Christophe Weber , President and Chief Executive Officer of Takeda . businesschief . asia