NEW YORK (AP) — Allergan and Pfizer are calling off a record $160 billion merger after the Treasury issued new rules on Tuesday to make “tax inversions” less lucrative.
Hospira, with 13 locations including one in McPherson was acquired by Pfizer in September of 2015
The aggressive changes to U.S. tax laws announced this week helped to kill the deal. The merger would have moved Pfizer’s address — but not its operations or headquarters — to Ireland where it would pay far less in corporate taxes.
Pfizer Inc., based in New York, has agreed to pay Allergan PLC $150 million for reimbursement of expenses.