M&A Deal Summary

Cardinal Health Acquires Metro Medical Supply

On April 22, 2015, Cardinal Health acquired distribution company Metro Medical Supply

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Cardinal Health’s 7th transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Cardinal Health’s 29th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Cardinal Health’s 1st transaction in Tennessee.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-04-22
Target Metro Medical Supply
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Cardinal Health
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Metro Medical Supply

Nashville, Tennessee, United States
website
Metro Medical Supply, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical distributor. Metro Medical is based in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Cardinal Health

Dublin, Ohio, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1979
Sector Distribution
Employees44,000
Revenue 181.4B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Cardinal Health's corporate headquarters in Dublin, Ohio.
Entrance to Cardinal Health's corporate headquarters in Dublin, Ohio.

Cardinal Health is a global distributor of healthcare products. Cardinal Health manufactures medical and surgical products and distributes pharmaceuticals and medical supplies worldwide. Cardinal Health was incorporated in 1979 and is based in Dublin, Ohio.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 32 of 40
Sector (Distribution) 7 of 8
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 29 of 35
State (Tennessee) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 29 of 37
Year (2015) 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-05-12 AccessClosure

Santa Clara, California, United States

AccessClosure, Inc. is a medical device company that is pioneering innovative access site management products designed to address the complex challenge of vascular closure during interventional and diagnostic procedures.

Buy $320M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-06-05 The Harvard Drug Group

Livonia, Michigan, United States

The Harvard Drug Group LLC is a pharmaceutical distributor in the United States. Harvard Drug supplies generic and branded pharmaceuticals to over 6,000 retail customers, which include independent, regional and national pharmacies.

Buy $1.2B