Hafslund Nycomed

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Hafslund Nycomed A/S
Industry Power
Pharmaceuticals
Founded1986
Defunct1996
Fate Demerger
Successor Hafslund
Nycomed Amersham
Headquarters Norway

Hafslund Nycomed is a defunct company that existed between 1986 and 1996 after the power and industry company Hafslund had bought the pharmaceutical company Nycomed. The company was listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. In 1996 it was demerged and Nycomed merged with the British pharmaceutical company Amersham, while Hafslund took the power division. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. HAFSLUND NYCOMED ACQUISITION
  2. Norwegian investors torpedo merger between Hafslund Nycomed and Ivax
  3. "Ivax and Hafslund Nycomed Call Off Merger Agreement (Published 1995)". The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2021-11-04.