On the Record · AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca acquisitions, on the record
The businesses AstraZeneca bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
AstraWord for word“Also in 1999, the Company merged with Astra of Sweden.” 20-F for 2023 | merger | 1999 | — |
specialty chemical businessWord for word“In 1999, the Company sold the specialty chemical business.” 20-F for 2023 | divestiture | 1999 | — |
agrochemical business of Novartis (Syngenta AG)Word for word“In 2000, it demerged the agrochemical business and merged it with the similar business of Novartis to form a new company called Syngenta AG.” 20-F for 2023 | merger | 2000 | — |
MedImmuneWord for word“In 2007, the Group acquired MedImmune, a biologics and vaccines business based in the US.” 20-F for 2023 | acquisition | 2007 | — |
AlexionWord for word“In 2021, the Group acquired Alexion, a rare disease business based in the US.” 20-F for 2023 | acquisition | 2021 | — |
Icosavax, Inc.Word for word“Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions in the merger agreement, the acquisition closed on February 19, 2024.” 20-F for 2023 | agreed acquisition | closed on February 19, 2024 | — |
Astra of SwedenWord for word“Also in 1999, the Company merged with Astra of Sweden.” 20-F for 2024 | merger | 1999 | — |
agrochemical business of Novartis (merged into Syngenta AG)Word for word“In 2000, it demerged the agrochemical business and merged it with the similar business of Novartis to form a new company called Syngenta AG.” 20-F for 2024 | merger | 2000 | — |
Astra shareholders' remaining 0.4% stake in AstraWord for word“The Company received acceptances from Astra shareholders representing 99.6% of Astra’s shares and the remaining 0.4% was acquired in 2000, for cash.” 20-F for 2024 | acquisition | 2000 | — |
Read from AstraZeneca’s annual reports (20-F for 2025, 20-F for 2024, 20-F for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-24. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.