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25 June 2019Americas

AbbVie to acquire Allergan for $63bn

US drug maker AbbVie has agreed to buy Allergan, the Ireland-headquartered maker of Botox, for $63 billion, in the latest blockbuster deal for the pharmaceutical industry.

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