M&A Deal Summary

Forest Laboratories Holdings Acquires Saphris

On December 2, 2013, Forest Laboratories Holdings acquired medical products company Saphris from Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V. for 240M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Forest Laboratories Holdings’ 1st transaction in the Medical Products sector.
  • This is Forest Laboratories Holdings’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Forest Laboratories Holdings’ 1st transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-12-02
Target Saphris
Sector Medical Products
Buyer(s) Forest Laboratories Holdings
Sellers(s) Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V.
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 240M USD

Target

Saphris

United States
Saphris is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of schizophrenia in adults, and for the acute treatment of manic or mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder in adults, as monotherapy or as adjunctive therapy with either lithium or valproate.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Forest Laboratories Holdings

United States
Category Company
Sector Medical Products
DESCRIPTION

Forest Laboratories Holdings Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Forest Laboratories. A pharmaceutical drugs company.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Medical Products) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2013) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V.

Haarlem, Netherlands

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Category Company
Founded 1954
Sector Medical Products
DESCRIPTION

Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK). Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V provides medicines for diabetes, High blood pres pressure and rheumatic disease patients.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector (Medical Products) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2013) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-11-08 Merck Sharp & Dohme - Pharma­ceutical Skin Care Product

Sweden

Merck Sharp & Dohme - Pharma­ceutical Skin Care Product is a lotion, based on active substance propylene glycol, used for dry skin, atopic dermatitis and psoriasis.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-10-21 Vree Health

Annandale, New Jersey, United States

Vree Health LLC is a provider of healthcare technology solutions.

Sell -
Mergr

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