The UK ‘s Economic Affairs Committee of the House of Lords, on July 8, will hold a hearing on foreign takeovers of British companies and the public interest.
Slated to testify are Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills; Katja Hall, Deputy Director of the CBI; Professor Sir Tom Blundell, Cambridge; and Professor of Economics, John Kay. The hearing follows the recent high profile attempt by Pfizer to buy UK pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca. Hearing notice, Prior coverage
