Deal-maker par excellence Fred Hassan, chief executive of Schering-Plough, looks likely to get an exit package of around $60.0 million as a result of selling the company to Merck & Co for $41.4 billion (see page 3), according to a report by Bloomberg. Among his past accomplishments, Mr Hassan has rescued a floundering Upjohn & Pharmacia - acquiring Monsanto for $37.0 billion in the process, and the group was later sold to drug giant Pfizer for $59.8 billion. He then joined S-P, reviving the company's fortunes, including acquiring the Dutch biotechnology business Organon.
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