M&A Deal Summary

Bausch Health Acquires Obagi

On March 20, 2013, Bausch Health acquired consumer products company Obagi for 360M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bausch Health’s 5th transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Bausch Health’s 11th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Bausch Health’s 11th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Bausch Health’s 4th transaction in California.
Investment Fate
  • Obagi was divested to a consortium of buyers in 2017 for 190M USD.
  • Obagi was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2021.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-03-20
Target Obagi
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Bausch Health
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 360M USD
Advisor(s) Morgan Stanley (Financial)

Target

Obagi

Long Beach, California, United States
Obagi is a physician-dispensed brand in the dermo-cosmetic space, the highest-growth category in skin care. Obagi's product portfolio includes brands Obagi Nu-Derm®, Condition & Enhance®, Obagi-C® Rx, ELASTIDerm® and CLENZIDerm®.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Bausch Health

Laval, Quebec, Canada

Category Company
Sector Life Science
Employees20,270
Revenue 8.8B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Bausch Health is a multinational specialty pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of pharmaceutical products primarily in the areas of dermatology, neurology, and branded generics. Bausch Health is based in Laval, Quebec.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 23 of 35
Sector (Consumer Products) 5 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 16 of 25
State (California) 4 of 6
Country (United States) 11 of 22
Year (2013) 2 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 11 of 27
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-05-27 Bausch & Lomb

Rochester, New York, United States

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Buy $8.7B