Jazz Pharmaceuticals - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Jazz Pharmaceuticals M&A Summary

Jazz Pharmaceuticals has acquired 6 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 2 assets.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals’ largest acquisition to date was in 2021, when it acquired GW Pharmaceuticals for $6.7B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2022, when it sold Jazz Pharmaceuticals - Sunosi to Axsome Therapeutics for $53M. Jazz Pharmaceuticals has acquired in 4 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include life science (100%).

Jazz Pharmaceuticals Business Overview

Where is Jazz Pharmaceuticals headquartered?

Jazz Pharmaceuticals is headquartered in Dublin 4, Ireland.

What is Jazz Pharmaceuticals’ revenue?

Jazz Pharmaceuticals disclosed revenue of 2,364M USD for 2020 and 2,162M USD for 2019.

How many employees does Jazz Pharmaceuticals have?

Jazz Pharmaceuticals has 1,940 employees.

What sector is Jazz Pharmaceuticals in?

Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a life science company.

When was Jazz Pharmaceuticals founded?

Jazz Pharmaceuticals was founded in 2003.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity8
    • M&A Buy Activity6
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 1
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 5
  • M&A Advisors 8

Jazz Pharmaceuticals

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC

Waterloo Exchange Fifth Floor Waterloo Road,
Dublin 4,
Ireland,
+353 1 634 7800
www.jazzpharma.com

Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a specialty biopharmaceutical company that identifies, develops and commercializes products to address unmet medical needs in focused therapeutic areas. Jazz Pharmaceuticals was founded in 2003 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 5 - 1 - - - 6
vol $3.6B $6.7B $10.3B
Sell (0.2/yr) # 1 - - 1 - - 2
vol $53M $53M
  8

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Jazz Pharmaceuticals - Sunosi (solriamfetol) 2022-03-28 53M USD Divestiture
Dublin, Ireland
GW Pharmaceuticals plc 2021-02-03 6.7B USD Add-on Acquisition
Cambridge, United Kingdom · www.gwpharm.com
Cavion, Inc. 2019-08-12 313M USD Add-on Acquisition
Charlottesville, Virginia · www.cavionpharma.com
Celator Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2016-05-31 1.5B USD Add-on Acquisition
Ewing, New Jersey · www.celatorpharma.com
Jazz Pharmaceuticals - Prostate Cancer Biologic 2015-06-09 - Divestiture
, United States
Gentium SpA 2013-12-20 1.0B USD Add-on Acquisition
Villa Guardia, Italy · www.gentium.it
EUSA Pharma, Inc. 2012-04-30 680M USD Add-on Acquisition
Langhorne, Pennsylvania · www.eusapharma.com
Orphan Medical, Inc. 2005-04-19 123M USD Add-on Acquisition
Minnetonka, Minnesota
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Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
EUSA Pharma, Inc. 2012-04-30 SYLVANT 2018-07-18 2
Langhorne, Pennsylvania · www.eusapharma.com , United States · www.sylvant.com
EUSA Pharma, Inc. 2012-04-30 Apeiron Biologics AG - Isqette (Dinutuximab Beta) 2016-10-04 1
Langhorne, Pennsylvania · www.eusapharma.com Langhorne, Pennsylvania

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Life Science 6 (100%) 10.3B (100%) 2 (100%) 53M (100%)
Total 6 $10.3B 2 $53M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 4 2.6B 1 -
  Virginia 1 313M - -
  Pennsylvania 1 680M - -
  New Jersey 1 1.5B - -
  Minnesota 1 123M - -
Ireland - - 1 53M
Italy 1 1.0B - -
United Kingdom 1 6.7B - -
Domestic - - 1 (50%) 53M (100%)
Cross-border 6 (100%) 10.3B (100%) 1 (50%) -
Total 6 $10.3B 2 $53M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Guggenheim Securities
2
Evercore Group
1
Legal Deals
Cooley LLP
3
Hogan Lovells
2
Weil Gotshal & Manges
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 3 $9.2B
$100M to $1B 3 $1.1B
TOTAL $10.3B
Largest GW Pharmaceuticals plc
$6.7B (2021-02-03)
sell # Total
< $100M 1 $53M
TOTAL $53M
Largest Jazz Pharmaceuticals - Sunosi (solriamfetol)
$53M (2022-03-28)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
50%
3 (50%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
2 (100%)

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