Sandoz Set To Become Public Company In 2023 As Novartis Confirms Spin-Off

No Formal Offers Received For Sandoz To Date But Novartis Would Have To Consider

Following years of dedicated moves towards greater autonomy for Sandoz, the generics and biosimilars giant is to become a publicly traded, standalone firm via a 100% spin-off from parent Novartis. However, a substantial offer could still derail plans.

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Novartis received no formal or binding offers • Source: Shutterstock

Ten months after commencing a strategic review of its near $10bn Sandoz generics and biosimilars business, Novartis AG has announced plans to fully spin-off Sandoz into a publicly traded, standalone company, confirming rumors and The Street’s expectations that Novartis favored this outcome against a sale or retention.

With an eye on completing the proposed transaction in the second half of 2023, Novartis disclosed that Sandoz would be...

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