Virbac - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Virbac M&A Summary

Virbac has acquired 6 companies, including 3 in the last 5 years. It has also divested 1 asset.

Virbac’s largest acquisition to date was in 2014, when it acquired Eli Lilly - Sentinel and Spectrum Brands for $410M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2020, when it sold Virbac SA - SENTINEL U.S. Rights to Merck for $400M. Virbac has acquired in 1 US state, and 6 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include life science (67%) and consumer products (17%).

Virbac Business Overview

Where is Virbac headquartered?

Virbac is headquartered in Carros, France.

What is Virbac’s revenue?

Virbac disclosed revenue of 1,247M EUR for 2023 and 1,216M EUR for 2022.

How many employees does Virbac have?

Virbac has 5,459 employees.

What sector is Virbac in?

Virbac is a healthcare services company.

When was Virbac founded?

Virbac was founded in 1968.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity7
    • M&A Buy Activity6
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3

Virbac

Virbac SA

13e rue LID - BP 27 Cedex,
Carros, 06511
France,
+33 4 92 08 71 00
corporate.virbac.com

Virbac is an veterinarian independent pharmaceutical company. Virbac was founded in 1968 and is based in Carros, France.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 3 - - - 1 2 6
vol $410M $410M
Sell (0.2/yr) # - 1 - - - - 1
vol $400M $400M
  7

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Mopsan Veterinary Products, Inc. 2024-12-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Atasehir, Turkey · www.mopsan.com.tr
Sasaeah pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. 2024-04-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Tokyo, Japan · www.sasaeah.co.jp
Globion India Pvt. Ltd. 2023-11-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Hyderabad, India · www.globionindia.com
Virbac SA - SENTINEL U.S. Rights 2020-05-13 400M USD Divestiture
, New Jersey
Eli Lilly & Co. - Sentinel and Spectrum Brands 2014-10-27 410M USD Divestiture
Indianapolis, Indiana
Centrovet Laboratories, Inc. 2012-11-23 - Add-on Acquisition
Cerrillos, Chile · www.centrovet.com
Pfizer, Inc. - Veterinary Products 2010-01-12 - Divestiture
, Australia
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Life Science 4 (67%) 410M (100%) 1 (100%) 400M (100%)
Consumer Products 1 (17%) - - -
Distribution 1 (17%) - - -
Total 6 $410M 1 $400M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 1 410M 1 400M
  Indiana 1 410M - -
  New Jersey - - 1 400M
Australia 1 - - -
Chile 1 - - -
India 1 - - -
Japan 1 - - -
Turkey 1 - - -
Domestic - - - -
Cross-border 6 (100%) 410M (100%) 1 (100%) 400M (100%)
Total 6 $410M 1 $400M

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $410M
TOTAL $410M
Largest Eli Lilly & Co. - Sentinel and Spectrum Brands
$410M (2014-10-27)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $400M
TOTAL $400M
Largest Virbac SA - SENTINEL U.S. Rights
$400M (2020-05-13)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
33%
2 (33%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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