M&A Deal Summary

Apotex Acquires Lareq Pharma SL

On December 5, 2007, Apotex acquired life science company Lareq Pharma SL

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Apotex’s 2nd transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Apotex’s 1st transaction in Spain.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-12-05
Target Lareq Pharma SL
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) Apotex
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Lareq Pharma SL

Alcorcon, Spain
Lareq is a mid-sized Spanish generic pharmaceutical company. Lareq benefits from strong brand recognition amongst pharmacists, and a nation-wide sales force that reaches Spain's retail pharmacies.

Search 215,058 Deals Now

SEARCH BY

  • Buyer Type (PE or Strategic)
  • Deal Size ($10M to $10B+)
  • Sector (60 Sectors)
  • Deal Type
  • Geography
  • & More

Try Free

Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Apotex

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Category Company
Founded 1974
Sector Life Science
DESCRIPTION

Apotex is an independent pharmaceutical company committed to R&D, manufacturing, and distributing a broad range of high-quality, affordable medicines to patients, healthcare providers, payers, and governments worldwide. Apotex was founded in 1974 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 4
Sector: Life Science M&A 2 of 4
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 3
Country: Spain M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2007 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-11-15 Topgen E.S.V.

Brussels, Belgium

Topgen, headquartered in Brussels, is a generic pharmaceutical company. The Company has approximately 30 generic registrations and a nationwide sales force that reaches over 4,000 doctors and 3,000 pharmacies.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-30 Aveva

Miramar, Florida, United States

AVEVA is a transdermal drug delivery provider. The company provides pharmaceutical partners with fully integrated, controlled-release transdermal products that fulfill unmet market needs or supply high-quality, affordable brand equivalents. Aveva was founded in 1991 and is based in Miramar, Florida.

Buy -