M&A Deal Summary

McKesson Acquires PSS World Medical

On February 26, 2013, McKesson acquired medical products company PSS World Medical for 2.1B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is McKesson’s 4th transaction in the Medical Products sector.
  • This is McKesson’s 5th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is McKesson’s 29th transaction in the United States.
  • This is McKesson’s 2nd transaction in Florida.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-02-26
Target PSS World Medical
Sector Medical Products
Buyer(s) McKesson
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 2.1B USD

Target

PSS World Medical

Jacksonville, Florida, United States
website
PSS World Medical, Inc. is a specialty marketer and distributor of medical products to physicians, elder care providers and other alternate-site healthcare providers through its two business units.

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Buyer

McKesson

Irving, Texas, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1833
Sector Information Technology
Employees58,000
Revenue 264.0B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION
McKesson office in The Woodlands, Texas.
McKesson office in The Woodlands, Texas.

McKesson is a health care services and information technology company. McKesson helps its customers improve their financial, operational, and clinical performance with solutions that include pharmaceutical and medical-surgical supply management, health care information technology, and business and clinical services. McKesson was founded in 1833 and is based in Irving, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 36 of 51
Sector (Medical Products) 4 of 8
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 32 of 41
State (Florida) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 29 of 36
Year (2013) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 18
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-10-23 Celesio AG

Stuttgart, Germany

Celesio is an international wholesale and retail company and provider of logistics and services to the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors. The proactive and preventive approach ensures that patients receive the products and support that they require for optimum care. Celesio operates in 14 countries around the world. Every day, the group serves over 2 million customers - at 2,200 pharmacies of its own and 4,100 participants in brand partnership schemes. With 132 wholesale branches, Celesio supplies 65,000 pharmacies and hospitals every day with up to 130,000 pharmaceutical products. The services benefit a patient pool of about 15 million per day.

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