GSK Plans Further Divestments As Pfizer Brands Drive Up Q3 Sales

GSK is plotting further divestments into next year as it looks to focus its portfolio on key categories and raise funds to cover the costs of integrating Pfizer's Consumer Healthcare business. In the third quarter, GSK's sales advanced double-digits thanks to the inclusion of Pfizer megabrands like Advil and Centrum.

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GlaxoSmithKline PLC portfolio rationalization efforts, which has seen it shed mainly skin-care and nutrition assets over the past 12 months, will continue into 2020 as the firm looks to generate the funds needed to integrate Pfizer Inc.’s Consumer Healthcare business.

Speaking as the UK-based firm announced its third-quarter results, CFO Iain Mackay said GSK was “moving forward with other divestments...

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