M&A Deal Summary

AmerisourceBergen Acquires MWI Veterinary Supply

On February 24, 2015, AmerisourceBergen acquired distribution company MWI Veterinary Supply for 2.5B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is AmerisourceBergen’s 2nd transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is AmerisourceBergen’s 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is AmerisourceBergen’s 10th transaction in the United States.
  • This is AmerisourceBergen’s 1st transaction in Idaho.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-02-24
Target MWI Veterinary Supply
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) AmerisourceBergen
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 2.5B USD
Advisor(s) J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (Financial)
Dechert LLP (Legal)

Target

MWI Veterinary Supply

Meridian, Idaho, United States
website
MWI Animal Health is a supplier of animal health products to the veterinary profession. MWI distributes pharmaceuticals, biologicals, equipment and supplies to both the food animal and companion animal markets.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

AmerisourceBergen

Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, United States

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Category Company
Founded 2001
Sector Distribution
Employees42,000
Revenue 214.0B USD (2021)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to AmerisourceBergen's corporate headquarters in Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania.
Entrance to AmerisourceBergen's corporate headquarters in Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania.

AmerisourceBergen is a pharmaceutical sourcing and distribution services company, helping both healthcare providers and pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturers improve patient access to products and care. AmerisourceBergen was founded in 2001 and is based in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 13
Sector (Distribution) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 8 of 11
State (Idaho) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 10 of 12
Year (2015) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-06 World Courier Management

New York, New York, United States

World Courier is a provider of premium logistics services and the leading global specialty supplier of transportation, storage and distribution services for multinational biopharmaceutical clinical trials.

Buy $520M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-13 Imedex

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

Imedex LLC is a provider of accredited, independent Continuing Medical Education (CME) to industry professionals via in-person conferences and online education forums. Imedex LLC was established in 1985 and is based in Alpharetta, Georgia.

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