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

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Shire M&A Summary

Shire has acquired 16 companies of its own. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 3 assets.

Shire’s largest acquisition to date was in 2016, when it acquired Baxalta for $32.0B. Shire has acquired in 7 different US states, and 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include life science (94%) and healthcare services (7%).

Shire Ownership

Who owns Shire?

Shire is owned by Takeda Pharmaceutical. It was acquired on May 8, 2018.

Shire Business Overview

Where is Shire headquartered?

Shire is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

What is Shire’s revenue?

Shire disclosed revenue of 6,416M USD for 2015 and 6,022M USD for 2014.

How many employees does Shire have?

Shire has 5,548 employees.

What sector is Shire in?

Shire is a life science company.

When was Shire founded?

Shire was founded in 1986.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity19
    • M&A Buy Activity16
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 7
  • M&A Advisors 11

Shire plc

5 Riverwalk Citywest Business Campus,
Dublin, 24
Ireland,
+353 1 429 7700
www.shire.com

Shire plc is a global specialty biopharmaceutical company. Shire plc strive to develop best-in-class therapies across a core of rare disease areas including hematology, immunology, genetic diseases, neuroscience, and internal medicine with growing therapeutic areas in ophthalmics and oncology. Our diversified capabilities enable us to reach patients in more than 100 countries who are struggling to live their lives to the fullest.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 16 - - - - - 16
vol $49.4B $49.4B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 3 - - - - - 3
  19

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
sanaplasma AG 2018-09-06 - Add-on Acquisition
, Switzerland · www.sanaplasma.com
Shire plc - MRT platform 2017-01-04 - Divestiture
Dublin, Ireland
Shire Plc - Pre-clinical Programmes 2016-07-20 - Divestiture
, Ireland
Baxalta, Inc. 2016-01-11 32.0B USD Merger
Deerfield, Illinois · www.baxalta.com
Dyax Corp. 2015-11-02 5.9B USD Add-on Acquisition
Burlington, Massachusetts · www.dyax.com
Foresight Biotherapeutics, Inc. 2015-08-03 300M USD Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.foresightbio.com
Meritage Pharma, Inc. 2015-02-24 70M USD Add-on Acquisition
San Diego, California · www.meritagepharma.com
NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2015-02-21 5.2B USD Add-on Acquisition
Bedminster, New Jersey · www.npsp.com
Bikam Pharmaceuticals 2014-07-09 - Add-on Acquisition
Cambridge, Massachusetts · www.bikampharmaceuticals.com
Lumena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2014-05-12 260M USD Add-on Acquisition
San Diego, California · www.lumenapharma.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Shire Regenerative Medicine, Inc.    - Smith & Nephew - Dermagraft Product 2006-05-31 2
Westport, Connecticut , United Kingdom
Shire Regenerative Medicine, Inc.    - Smith & Nephew - TransCyte Product Line 2006-05-31 1
Westport, Connecticut , United Kingdom

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Life Science 15 (94%) 49.4B (100%) 2 (67%) -
Healthcare Services 1 (6%) - - -
Information Technology - - 1 (33%) -
Total 16 $49.4B 3 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 13 49.2B 1 -
  Massachusetts 4 5.9B 1 -
  California 4 815M - -
  Pennsylvania 1 4.2B - -
  New York 1 300M - -
  New Jersey 1 5.2B - -
  Illinois 1 32.0B - -
  Connecticut 1 750M - -
Ireland - - 2 -
Australia 1 75M - -
Switzerland 1 - - -
United Kingdom 1 186M - -
Domestic - - 2 (67%) -
Cross-border 16 (100%) 49.4B (100%) 1 (33%) -
Total 16 $49.4B 3 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Morgan Stanley
3
Barclays Investment Bank
3
Deutsche Bank Corporate & Investment Banking
2
Legal Deals
Davis Polk & Wardwell
4
Ropes & Gray
2
Slaughter and May
2

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 4 $47.3B
$100M to $1B 6 $2.0B
< $100M 2 $145M
TOTAL $49.4B
Largest Baxalta, Inc.
$32.0B (2016-01-11)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
19%
3 (19%)
Strategic(s)
6%
1 (6%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
3 (100%)

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