M&A Deal Summary

Alpharma Pharmaceuticals Acquires IDEA AG

On January 1, 2010, Alpharma Pharmaceuticals acquired life science company IDEA AG from Gilde Healthcare

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Alpharma Pharmaceuticals’ 1st transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Alpharma Pharmaceuticals’ 1st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2010-01-01
Target IDEA AG
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) Alpharma Pharmaceuticals
Sellers(s) Gilde Healthcare
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

IDEA AG

Munich, Germany
IDEA focused on non-invasive topical delivery of approved pain relief drugs.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Alpharma Pharmaceuticals

Piscataway, New Jersey, United States

Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Life Science
DESCRIPTION

Alpharma Pharmaceuticals Inc. engages in the manufacturing of pharmaceutical products.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Life Science M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2010 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Gilde Healthcare

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1982
PE ASSETS 2.6B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Gilde Healthcare is a specialist private equity and venture investor focused on the healthcare sector. The Firm's buyout group targets majority investments throughout Europe (preference for Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria or Switzerland) and has a focus on healthcare providers, suppliers and service providers active in the healthcare market. The Firm's venture group looks to invest in early stage medtech, diagnostics, digital health and therapeutics companies throughout North America and Europe. Gilde Healthcare was established in 1982 and is headquartered in Utrecht, Netherlands.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 35
Sector: Life Science M&A 4 of 16
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 17
Country: Germany M&A 2 of 7
Year: 2010 M&A 1 of 2
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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