RE:Financial Times: Analysts say Pfizer moving too slow on M&AMeanwhile in February 2023 Roche had been occupied with the purchase of a block of voting shares from a member of the controlling family shareholding group – heirs of Roche founder Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche – which was sold part of their stake in the accelerated book build run by UBS.
With the completion of this voting share repurchase it would appear that Roche now has more time to focus on its external M&A activities.
https://www.pharmalive.com/roche-buys-back-shares-as-family-group-reduces-voting-stake-in-drugmaker/