Abbvie to shell out a record $1.635B break-up fee to Shire
Oct. 21, 2014
It's official. The board of directors at Dublin-based Shire plc agreed on Monday with Abbvie Inc. that its proposed $55 billion purchase of the Irish company is not going to happen. Now Abbvie must write a check for a $1.635 billion break-up fee.