Year founded
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Country of origin
United Kingdom
HQ country
United Kingdom
Total deal value
Average deal value
Company industry
- Retail & Consumer Goods (FMCG)
M&A expertise
- -
Industry expertise
- Food
GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) founded in 2000, is a British multinational pharmaceutical, biologics, vaccines and consumer healthcare company. The company was established in 2000 by the merger of Glaxo Wellcome (formed from the acquisition of Wellcome plc by Glaxo plc) and SmithKline Beecham plc (formed from the merger of Beecham Group plc and SmithKline Beckman Corporation, which in turn was formed by combining the Smith, Kline & French and Beckman companies). GSK manufactures drugs and vaccines for major disease areas such as asthma, cancer, infections, diabetes, digestive and mental health conditions.
