Alpharma - Ownership and Business Overview

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Alpharma Ownership

Who owns Alpharma?

Alpharma is owned by King Pharmaceuticals. It was acquired on November 21, 2008.

Alpharma Business Overview

Where is Alpharma headquartered?

Alpharma is headquartered in Piscataway, New Jersey.

What sector is Alpharma in?

Alpharma is a life science company.

When was Alpharma founded?

Alpharma was founded in 1998.

Life Science M&A Summary in 2008

Out of 60 sectors in the Mergr database, life science ranked 10 in number of deals in 2008. The largest life science acquisition in 2008 was Alpharma Pharmaceuticals - which was acquired by King Pharmaceuticals for $16.0B.

Join Mergr to view all 129 acquisitions of life science companies in 2008, including 25 acquisitions by private equity firms, and 104 by strategics.

Alpharma, Inc.

One New England Avenue,
Piscataway, New Jersey 08854
United States,
(732) 465-3632

Alpharma Inc. is a global specialty pharmaceutical compan. Alpharma is also internationally recognized as a leading provider of pharmaceutical products for poultry and livestock.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
vol $258M $258M
  1

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Xellia Pharmaceuticals AS 2008-04-01 258M USD Divestiture
Copenhagen, Denmark · www.xellia.com
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Life Science - - 1 (100%) 258M (100%)
Total - - 1 $258M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Denmark - - 1 258M
Total - - 1 $258M

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $258M
TOTAL $258M
Largest Xellia Pharmaceuticals AS
$258M (2008-04-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Divested to
Investor(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Life Science

Established

1998

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