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Haleon was created by the merger of GSK and Pfizer's consumer healthcare businesses in 2019

Pfizer sells entire Haleon stake for £2.5 billion

Drugmaker Pfizer has sold its entire stake in Haleon for about £2.5 billion to institutional investors and the consumer healthcare firm at 385 pence per share, a bookrunner for the deal said today.

Business • 19 Mar

Haleon was created by the merger of GSK and Pfizer's consumer healthcare businesses in 2019 and spun off from the UK drugmaker in 2022

Pfizer sells $3.3 billion stake in Sensodyne-maker Haleon

Pfizer has sold a stake in British consumer healthcare group Haleon worth about $3.26 billion, cutting its shareholding in the maker of Sensodyne toothpaste and Panadol and Advil painkillers to 15% from 22.6%.

Business • 01 Oct 24

Haleon makes household brands such as Sensodyne toothpaste and Advil painkillers

Pfizer to cut stake in Sensodyne toothpaste-maker Haleon

Consumer healthcare firm Haleon has said that US drugmaker Pfizer, its top shareholder, will sell down its stake in the company to about 24%.

Business • 19 Mar 24

ChapStick - which was originally created in America in the early 1880s - made global sales of £112m in 2023

Haleon sells Chapstick lip balm brand in $510m deal

Consumer healthcare group Haleon has agreed to sell its ChapStick lip balm brand in a deal worth around $510m.

Business • 25 Jan 24

The Unite trade union represents around 800 workers at Haleon in Dungarvan, Co Waterford

Haleon workers in Co Waterford vote to accept pay deal

The Unite trade union, which represents around 800 workers at consumer healthcare company Haleon in Dungarvan, Co Waterford said its members have voted overwhelmingly to accept a pay deal.

Ireland • 13 Dec 23

More than 2,000 Zantac-related legal cases have been filed in the US, with the first trial beginning this month

GSK, Sanofi, Haleon shares stabilise after Zantac slump

Shares in GSK, Sanofi and Haleon began to stabilise today after the companies said that nothing material had changed regarding US litigation focused on heartburn drug Zantac.

Business • 12 Aug 22

Haleon shares will trade under the ticker "HLN" on the London Stock Exchange

GSK spins off consumer health business Haleon

British drugmaker GSK has spun off its consumer health business in the biggest listing in Europe for more than a decade.

Business • 18 Jul 22

GSK announced plans to divest the business, which includes brands such as Sensodyne toothpaste and Advil painkillers, in June

GSK to name consumer healthcare unit 'Haleon'

GlaxoSmithKline said today that its consumer healthcare venture with Pfizer will be named Haleon, as the British drugmaker confirmed the business will be spun off in mid-2022 as planned after having rejected overtures from Unilever.

Business • 22 Feb 22

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