Catalent - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Catalent M&A Summary

Catalent has acquired 17 companies of its own, including 10 in the last 5 years. A total of 4 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 3 assets.

Catalent’s largest acquisition to date was in 2019, when it acquired Paragon Bioservices for $1.2B. Catalent has acquired in 7 different US states, and 6 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include life science (63%) and medical products (19%).

Catalent Ownership

Who owns Catalent?

Catalent is owned by Novo Holdings A/S. It was acquired on February 5, 2024.

Is Catalent PE-backed?

Yes. Catalent is owned by private equity investor Novo Holdings A/S.

Was Catalent formerly PE-backed?

Yes. Catalent was formerly owned by 3 private investors.

Catalent Business Overview

Where is Catalent headquartered?

Catalent is headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey.

What is Catalent’s revenue?

Catalent disclosed revenue of 4,263M USD for 2023 and 4,828M USD for 2022.

What sector is Catalent in?

Catalent is a life science company.

When was Catalent founded?

Catalent was founded in 2007.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity19
    • M&A Buy Activity16
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 13
  • M&A Advisors 5

Catalent

Catalent, Inc.

14 Schoolhouse Road,
Somerset, New Jersey 08873
United States,
(732) 537-6200
www.catalent.com

Catalent is a provider of solutions for drugs, biologics and consumer health products. Among its core offerings, it develops and manufactures oral and sterile medication in nearly all dosage forms, holds patents for softgel (e.g. “Liqui-Caps” and “Vegicaps”) and Zydis fast-dissolve technologies used in many popular prescription and over-the-counter medicine. Catalent was founded in 2007 and is based in Somerset, New Jersey.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.4/yr) # 9 3 3 1 - - 16
vol $2.2B $329M $1.0B $475M $4.0B
Sell (0.4/yr) # 1 - 1 - - 1 3
  19

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Catalent - Oral Solids Facility 2024-10-14 - Divestiture
Somerset, New Jersey
Metrics Contract Services 2022-08-09 475M USD Divestiture
Greenville, North Carolina · www.metricscontractservices.com
Bettera Brands LLC 2021-08-30 1.0B USD Add-on Acquisition
Plano, Texas · www.bettera.com
Woodstock Sterile Solutions 2021-03-31 - Divestiture
Woodstock, Illinois · www.woodstocksterilesolutions.com
Delphi Genetics SA 2021-02-23 - Add-on Acquisition
Gosselies, Belgium · www.delphigenetics.com
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. - Manufacturing & Packaging Operations 2021-01-13 - Divestiture
Chelsea, Massachusetts
Skeletal Cell Therapy Support SA 2020-10-29 14M EUR Divestiture
Charleroi, Belgium
Teva Takeda Pharma Ltd. - Clinical Packaging Facility 2020-05-21 - Divestiture
Minakuchi, Japan
MaSTherCell SA 2020-02-03 315M USD Divestiture
Gosselies, Belgium · www.masthercell.com
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. - Anagni Manufacturing Facility 2019-06-19 - Divestiture
Anagni, Italy
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Life Science 10 (63%) 2.0B (51%) 3 (100%) -
Medical Products 3 (19%) 950M (24%) - -
Food 1 (6%) 1.0B (25%) - -
Information Technology 1 (6%) - - -
Manufacturing 1 (6%) - - -
Total 16 $4.0B 3 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 9 3.6B 3 -
  Massachusetts 2 - - -
  California 2 - - -
  Pennsylvania 1 - 1 -
  Texas 1 1.0B - -
  North Carolina 1 475M - -
  Maryland 1 1.2B - -
  Indiana 1 950M - -
  New Jersey - - 1 -
  Illinois - - 1 -
Belgium 3 329M - -
Brazil 1 - - -
Canada 1 - - -
  Ontario 1 - - -
Italy 1 - - -
Japan 1 - - -
Domestic 9 (56%) 3.6B (92%) 3 (100%) -
Cross-border 7 (44%) 329M (8%) - -
Total 16 $4.0B 3 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
RBC Capital Markets
2
Centerview Partners
2
Legal Deals
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
3
Sklar Kirsh
1
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $2.2B
$100M to $1B 3 $1.7B
< $100M 1 $14M
TOTAL $4.0B
Largest Paragon Bioservices, Inc.
$1.2B (2019-04-15)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
19%
3 (19%)
Strategic(s)
38%
6 (38%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
67%
2 (67%)
Strategic(s)
33%
1 (33%)

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