GlaxoSmithKline Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

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GlaxoSmithKline has acquired 30 companies, including 6 in the last 5 years. A total of 5 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 23 assets.

GlaxoSmithKline’s largest acquisition to date was in 2000, when it acquired SmithKline Beecham for $75.7B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2013, when it sold Lucozade Ribena Suntory to Suntory Beverage & Food Limited for $2.1B. GlaxoSmithKline has acquired in 11 different US states, and 10 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include life science (80%) and healthcare services (7%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity53
    • M&A Buy Activity30
    • M&A Sell Activity23
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 10
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 29
  • M&A Advisors 9

GlaxoSmithKline

GlaxoSmithKline plc

980 Great West Road,
Brentford, TW8 9GS
United Kingdom,
+44 20 8047 5000
www.gsk.com

GlaxoSmithKline is a multinational pharmaceutical, biologics, vaccines and consumer healthcare company. GlaxoSmithKline was founded in 1715 and is based in Brentford, the United Kingdom.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 T
Buy (1.0/yr) # 25 1 1 - 2 1 30
vol $97.1B $5.0B $2.0B $104.1B
Sell (1.2/yr) # 17 1 3 2 - - 23
vol $6.1B $500M $6.6B
  53

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
BELLUS Health, Inc. 2023-04-18 2.0B USD Add-on Acquisition
Laval, Quebec · www.bellushealth.com
Affinivax, Inc. 2022-05-31 2.1B USD Add-on Acquisition
Cambridge, Massachusetts · www.affinivax.com
Sierra Oncology, Inc. 2022-04-13 2.9B GBP Add-on Acquisition
San Mateo, California · www.www.sierraoncology.com
GSK - Cephalosporin Antibiotics Business 2021-02-11 500M USD Divestiture
Brentford, United Kingdom
GlaxoSmithKline plc - The Clinical Laboratory Science 2021-01-20 - Divestiture
Marburg, Germany
Hindustan Unilever Ltd. 2020-04-01 - Stake Purchase
Mumbai, India · www.hul.co.in
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Ltd. 2020-04-01 - Divestiture
Gurugram, India · www.india-consumer.gsk.com
GlaxoSmithKline plc - ThermaCare Global Business 2020-03-07 - Divestiture
Brentford, United Kingdom
GlaxoSmithKline plc - 15 Consumer Healthcare Brands 2020-02-24 - Divestiture
, United Kingdom
Sitari Pharmaceuticals 2019-09-11 - Divestiture
San Diego, California
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Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
ViiV Healthcare 2009-11-01 Bristol-Myers - HIV R&D portfolio 2016-02-22 1
Middlesex, United Kingdom · www.viivhealthcare.com , United States
Stiefel Laboratories, Inc. 2009-04-20 Stiefel - Verdeso® (desonide) Foam 0.05% 2013-06-05 1
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina · www.stiefel.com , United States
Tesaro, Inc.    - OPKO - Rolapitant 2010-12-10 1
Waltham, Massachusetts · www.tesarobio.com , United States

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Life Science 24 (80%) 98.3B (94%) 17 (74%) 2.7B (40%)
Healthcare Services 2 (7%) 5.2B (5%) 3 (13%) 830M (13%)
Medical Products 2 (7%) 305M (< 1%) 1 (4%) 1.1B (16%)
Beverages 1 (3%) 249M (< 1%) 1 (4%) 2.1B (31%)
Consumer Products 1 (3%) - 1 (4%) -
Total 30 $104.1B 23 $6.6B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 17 24.3B 4 1.2B
  California 4 3.5B 1 -
  Massachusetts 3 7.9B 1 -
  New Jersey 2 2.9B - -
  Montana 1 2.3B 1 700M
  Washington 1 263M - -
  North Carolina 1 2.9B - -
  Minnesota 1 566M - -
  Maryland 1 3.6B - -
  Maine 1 55M - -
  Florida 1 135M - -
United Kingdom 4 76.3B 12 5.2B
Australia - - 2 265M
Croatia - - 2 -
Germany 1 94M 1 -
India 1 - 1 -
Switzerland 2 472M - -
Argentina 1 253M - -
Belgium 1 580M - -
Canada 1 2.0B - -
  Quebec 1 2.0B - -
China 1 70M - -
Italy - - 1 -
South Africa 1 - - -
Domestic 4 (13%) 76.3B (73%) 12 (52%) 5.2B (78%)
Cross-border 26 (87%) 27.8B (27%) 11 (48%) 1.5B (22%)
Total 30 $104.1B 23 $6.6B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Crosstree Capital Partners, Inc.
2
PJT Partners, Inc.
2
Morgan Stanley
1
Legal Deals
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
2
Latham & Watkins
2
Slaughter and May
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 10 $99.5B
$100M to $1B 12 $4.3B
< $100M 4 $276M
TOTAL $104.1B
Largest SmithKline Beecham Ltd.
$75.7B (2000-01-17)
sell # Total
> $1B 3 $4.2B
$100M to $1B 6 $2.4B
TOTAL $6.6B
Largest Lucozade Ribena Suntory Ltd.
$2.1B (2013-09-09)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
17%
5 (17%)
Strategic(s)
13%
4 (13%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
9%
2 (9%)
Strategic(s)
91%
21 (91%)

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