Novartis Gains Full Ownership of Alcon
After nearly a year of negotiations between Novartis
AG (Basel, Switzerland) and the minority shareholders of
Alcon, Inc. (Huenenberg, Switzerland), a deal was struck
between the two sides, completing the biggest takeover
in Swiss corporate history.
On December 15, 2010, Novartis agreed to pay $12.9 billion
for the 23...