Cencora - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Cencora M&A Summary

Cencora has acquired 16 companies, including 3 in the last 5 years. A total of 8 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 3 assets.

Cencora’s largest acquisition to date was in 2024, when it acquired Retina Consultants of America for $5.1B. Cencora has acquired in 10 different US states, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include healthcare services (40%) and distribution (20%).

Cencora Business Overview

Where is Cencora headquartered?

Cencora is headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.

What is Cencora’s revenue?

Cencora disclosed revenue of 262,173M USD for 2023 and 238,587M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Cencora have?

Cencora has 46,000 employees.

What sector is Cencora in?

Cencora is a distribution company.

When was Cencora founded?

Cencora was founded in 2001.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity18
    • M&A Buy Activity15
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 13
  • M&A Advisors 11

Cencora

Cencora, Inc.

1 West First Avenue,
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428
United States,
(610) 727-7000
www.cencora.com

Cencora is a pharmaceutical sourcing and distribution services company, helping both healthcare providers and pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturers improve patient access to products and care. Cencora was founded in 2001 and is based in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 12 - - 1 1 1 15
vol $11.3B $1.3B $2.1B $5.1B $19.7B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 3 - - - - - 3
  18

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Retina Consultants of America 2024-11-06 5.1B USD Add-on Acquisition
Southlake, California · www.retinaconsultantsofamerica.com
OneOncology 2023-04-20 2.1B USD Secondary Buyout
Nashville, Tennessee · www.oneoncology.com
PharmaLex GmbH 2022-09-12 1.3B USD Add-on Acquisition
Frankfurt, Germany · www.pharmalex.com
H. D. Smith LLC 2017-11-20 815M USD Add-on Acquisition
Springfield, Illinois · www.hdsmith.com
World Courier Ground 2017-01-13 - Divestiture
Providence, Rhode Island · www.wcground.com
PharMEDium Healthcare Holdings Inc. 2015-10-06 2.6B USD Add-on Acquisition
Lake Forest, Illinois · www.pharmedium.com
Imedex LLC 2015-07-13 - Divestiture
Alpharetta, Georgia · www.imedex.com
MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc. 2015-02-24 2.5B USD Add-on Acquisition
Meridian, Idaho · www.mwivet.com
World Courier Management, Inc. 2012-03-06 520M USD Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.worldcourier.com
TheraCom LLC 2011-09-27 250M USD Divestiture
Rockville, Maryland · www.thera.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
OneOncology 2023-04-20 United Urology Group 2024-08-20 2
Nashville, Tennessee · www.oneoncology.com Owings Mills, Maryland · www.unitedurology.com
MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc. 2015-02-24 St Francis Group Ltd. 2017-04-03 1
Meridian, Idaho · www.mwivet.com Henley in Arden, United Kingdom · www.stfrancisgroup.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Healthcare Services 6 (40%) 10.2B (52%) 1 (33%) -
Distribution 3 (20%) 7.4B (38%) - -
Life Science 2 (13%) 1.4B (7%) - -
Transportation 1 (7%) 520M (3%) 1 (33%) -
Business Services 1 (7%) - - -
Retail 1 (7%) 190M (1%) - -
Software 1 (7%) 35M (< 1%) - -
Education - - 1 (33%) -
Total 15 $19.7B 3 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 14 18.5B 3 -
  California 3 9.2B - -
  New York 2 710M - -
  Illinois 2 3.4B - -
  Georgia 1 90M 1 -
  Florida 1 25M 1 -
  Texas 1 160M - -
  Tennessee 1 2.1B - -
  Massachusetts 1 35M - -
  Maryland 1 250M - -
  Idaho 1 2.5B - -
  Rhode Island - - 1 -
Germany 1 1.3B - -
Domestic 14 (93%) 18.5B (94%) 3 (100%) -
Cross-border 1 (7%) 1.3B (6%) - -
Total 15 $19.7B 3 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Citigroup Investment Banking
1
Evercore Group
1
Lazard Ltd.
1
Legal Deals
Cravath, Swaine & Moore
3
Sidley
3
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
2

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 6 $17.7B
$100M to $1B 5 $1.9B
< $100M 3 $150M
TOTAL $19.7B
Largest Retina Consultants of America
$5.1B (2024-11-06)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
47%
7 (47%)
Strategic(s)
7%
1 (7%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
67%
2 (67%)
Strategic(s)
33%
1 (33%)

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