M&A Deal Summary

The Harvard Drug Group Acquires The Rugby Group

On October 29, 2012, The Harvard Drug Group acquired distribution company The Rugby Group from Allergan for 117M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is The Harvard Drug Group’s 1st transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is The Harvard Drug Group’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is The Harvard Drug Group’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is The Harvard Drug Group’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-10-29
Target The Rugby Group
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) The Harvard Drug Group
Sellers(s) Allergan
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 117M USD

Target

The Rugby Group

California, United States
Rugby OTC consists of more than 250 SKUs of cough and cold, allergy, pain relief, nausea relief, nicotine gum, vitamin and nutritional supplement products which are sold through various healthcare outlets across the United States.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

The Harvard Drug Group

Livonia, Michigan, United States

website

Category Company
Sector Distribution
DESCRIPTION

The Harvard Drug Group LLC is a pharmaceutical distributor in the United States. Harvard Drug supplies generic and branded pharmaceuticals to over 6,000 retail customers, which include independent, regional and national pharmacies.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Distribution) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2012) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-08-03 Letco Med

Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States

Letco Med provides turnkey solutions for pharmacies worldwide, specializing in respiratory and compounded, customized medications, as well as technology-driven diagnostics. Letco Med offers a suite of pharmacy operations consulting, compounding chemicals, equipment and supplies, pre-mix medications, and industrial facilities equipment. Letco Med is based in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-02-02 Letco Med

Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States

Letco Med provides turnkey solutions for pharmacies worldwide, specializing in respiratory and compounded, customized medications, as well as technology-driven diagnostics. Letco Med offers a suite of pharmacy operations consulting, compounding chemicals, equipment and supplies, pre-mix medications, and industrial facilities equipment. Letco Med is based in Wayne, Pennsylvania.

Sell $34M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Allergan

Parsippany, New Jersey, United States

website

Category Company
Founded 1956
Sector Life Science
Employees31,200
Revenue 15.8B USD (2018)
DESCRIPTION

Allergan is an integrated specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing, manufacturing and distributing generic, brand and biosimilar products. The Company was originally established in 1956 and is based in Parsippany, New Jersey.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 9
Sector (Distribution) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 9
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 8
Year (2012) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-04-25 Actavis Group

Zug, Switzerland

Actavis is a generic pharmaceutical companies, specializing in the development, manufacture and sale of generic pharmaceuticals. The company has operations in more than 40 countries, with over 10,000 employees. At present, Actavis has a portfolio which includes more than 1,000 medicines present on the market and registered in more than 70 countries.

Buy €4.3B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-05-20 Warner Chilcott

Ardee, Ireland

Warner Chilcott is a global specialty pharmaceutical company currently focused on the gastroenterology, women's healthcare, dermatology and urology segments of the North American and Western European pharmaceuticals markets.

Buy $8.5B
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