AmerisourceBergen Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

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AmerisourceBergen has acquired 14 companies, including 1 in the last 5 years. A total of 6 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 3 assets.

AmerisourceBergen’s largest acquisition to date was in 2001, when it acquired Bergen Brunswig for $4.1B. AmerisourceBergen has acquired in 9 different US states, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include healthcare services (31%) and distribution (24%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity16
    • M&A Buy Activity13
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 10
  • M&A Advisors 8

AmerisourceBergen

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

1 West First Avenue,
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428
United States,
(610) 727-7000
www.amerisourcebergen.com

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.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 12 - - - 1 - 13
vol $11.3B $1.3B $12.5B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 3 - - - - - 3
  16

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
PharmaLex GmbH 2022-09-12 1.3B USD Add-on Acquisition
Frankfurt, Germany · www.pharmalex.com
H. D. Smith LLC 2017-11-20 815M USD Add-on Acquisition
Springfield, Illinois · www.hdsmith.com
World Courier Ground 2017-01-13 - Divestiture
Providence, Rhode Island · www.wcground.com
PharMEDium Healthcare Holdings Inc. 2015-10-06 2.6B USD Add-on Acquisition
Lake Forest, Illinois · www.pharmedium.com
Imedex LLC 2015-07-13 - Divestiture
Alpharetta, Georgia · www.imedex.com
MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc. (dba MWI Animal Health) 2015-02-24 2.5B USD Add-on Acquisition
Meridian, Idaho · www.mwivet.com
World Courier Management, Inc. 2012-03-06 520M USD Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.worldcourier.com
TheraCom LLC 2011-09-27 250M USD Divestiture
Rockville, Maryland · www.thera.com
IntrinsiQ LLC 2011-09-06 35M USD Add-on Acquisition
Burlington, Massachusetts · www.intrinsiq.com
Premier Source 2011-09-02 - Add-on Acquisition
San Mateo, California · www.premiersource.com
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Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc. (dba MWI Animal Health) 2015-02-24 St Francis Group Ltd. 2017-04-03 1
Meridian, Idaho · www.mwivet.com Henley in Arden, United Kingdom · www.stfrancisgroup.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Healthcare Services 4 (31%) 3.0B (24%) 1 (33%) -
Distribution 3 (23%) 7.4B (59%) - -
Life Science 2 (15%) 1.4B (11%) - -
Transportation 1 (8%) 520M (4%) 1 (33%) -
Business Services 1 (8%) - - -
Retail 1 (8%) 190M (2%) - -
Software 1 (8%) 35M (< 1%) - -
Education - - 1 (33%) -
Total 13 $12.5B 3 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 12 11.3B 3 -
  New York 2 710M - -
  Illinois 2 3.4B - -
  California 2 4.1B - -
  Georgia 1 90M 1 -
  Florida 1 25M 1 -
  Texas 1 160M - -
  Massachusetts 1 35M - -
  Maryland 1 250M - -
  Idaho 1 2.5B - -
  Rhode Island - - 1 -
Germany 1 1.3B - -
Domestic 12 (92%) 11.3B (90%) 3 (100%) -
Cross-border 1 (8%) 1.3B (10%) - -
Total 13 $12.5B 3 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Evercore Group LLC
1
Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA Securities)
1
Morgan Stanley
1
Legal Deals
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
3
Sidley Austin LLP
1
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 4 $10.5B
$100M to $1B 5 $1.9B
< $100M 3 $150M
TOTAL $12.5B
Largest Bergen Brunswig Corp.
$4.1B (2001-08-25)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
38%
5 (38%)
Strategic(s)
8%
1 (8%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
67%
2 (67%)
Strategic(s)
33%
1 (33%)

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