M&A Deal Summary

Amgen Acquires Bergamo

On April 8, 2011, Amgen acquired medical products company Bergamo for 215M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Amgen’s 1st transaction in the Medical Products sector.
  • This is Amgen’s 19th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Amgen’s 1st transaction in Brazil.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-04-08
Target Bergamo
Sector Medical Products
Buyer(s) Amgen
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 215M USD

Target

Bergamo

Sao Paulo, Brazil
Bergamo is a supplier of medicines to the hospital sector in Brazil with capabilities in oncology medicines and has manufacturing facilities in Sao Paulo state.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Amgen

Thousand Oaks, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1980
Sector Life Science
Employees28,000
Revenue 33.4B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Amgen's corporate campus in Thousand Oaks, California.
Entrance to Amgen's corporate campus in Thousand Oaks, California.

Amgen is a drug development company focused on discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering human therapeutics. Amgen uses tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology. Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its biologics manufacturing expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and people's lives. Amgen was founded in 1980 and is based in Thousand Oaks, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 21
Sector: Medical Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 9 of 20
Country: Brazil M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2011 M&A 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 19 of 20
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Rockville, Maryland, United States

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