Add-on Acquisition • Medical Products

Meda Acquires Healthcare Brands International

On April 21, 2011, Meda acquired medical products company Healthcare Brands International from EW Healthcare Partners for 1.8B SEK

Acquisition Context
  • This is Meda’s 1st transaction in the Medical Products sector.
  • This is Meda’s 6th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Meda’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date April 21, 2011
Target Healthcare Brands International
Sector Medical Products
Buyer(s) Meda
Sellers(s) EW Healthcare Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.8B SEK

Target Company

Healthcare Brands International

London, United Kingdom
Healthcare Brands International is focused on acquiring, developing and investing in differentiated healthcare products to translate innovative science into meaningful consumer brands. HBI owns Antula, the leading independent OTC pharmaceutical company in the Nordic region.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Meda

Solna, Sweden

Category Company
Sector Life Science
Revenue 19.6B SEK (2015)
DESCRIPTION

Meda is an operator of an international specialty pharma company that is fully represented in Europe and the US through its own sales organizations in more than 50 countries. Meda’s products are sold in about 120 countries, and where it lacks a sales organization, it markets and sells its products via agents and other pharmaceutical companies. Meda has a diversified geographic footprint with approximately 62 percent of Meda's sales generated in Western Europe (the largest countries being Italy, Germany, France, and Sweden), 19 percent in Emerging Markets (driven by China, Russia, the Middle East, and Thailand) and 17 percent in the U.S. Meda has a network of seven manufacturing facilities in Europe, the U.S. and India. Meda is based in Solna, Sweden.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 5 of 7
Sector: Medical Products 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition 5 of 7
Country: United Kingdom 1 of 1
Year: 2011 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-10-05 Alaven Pharmaceuticals

Marietta, Georgia, United States

Alaven Pharmaceutical LLC is a specialty pharmaceutical company, develops and markets prescription and non-prescription products that treat women’s health, gastroenterology, and anemia conditions in the United States.

Buy $350M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-08-30 Acton Pharmaceuticals

Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States

Acton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a US respiratory company. Its primary product is Aerospan. Aerospan is an inhaler for the treatment of asthma that contains the active substance Flunisolide.

Buy $135M

Seller Profile 1

SELLER

EW Healthcare Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1985
PE ASSETS 3.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Essex Woodlands Health Ventures is a growth equity and venture capital specialist investment firm focused on opportunities across the healthcare sector. Specific areas of interest include biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and healthcare services/IT. Historically, Essex invested primarily in early and later-stage situations; however, today the firm also makes growth capital investments between $20 - $60 million in companies valued between $50 - $250 million, as well as private investments in public entities (PIPEs). Essex Woodlands was formed in 1985 and offices in Palo Alto, California; New York City; Houston, Texas; Shanghai and London.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 24 of 53
Sector: Medical Products 13 of 24
Type: Add-on Acquisition 15 of 34
Country: United Kingdom 1 of 1
Year: 2011 2 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 12 of 22
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-04-18 Prism Pharmaceuticals

King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States

​Prism, located in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, is a leading specialty pharmaceutical company committed to developing and commercializing acute care cardiovascular products. Prism is focused on recognizing unfulfilled opportunities in existing compounds that target acute care cardiovascular needs and comprehensively developing them to achieve their full market potential.

Sell $338M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-05-13 ProteinSimple

Santa Clara, California, United States

ProteinSimple develops instrumentation systems, software and assay products that drive discoveries in fields ranging from fundamental protein research to biomarker discovery and personalized medicine.

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