M&A Deal Summary

Cooper Consumer Health Acquires Vemedia

On July 28, 2016, Cooper Consumer Health acquired life science company Vemedia from IK Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Cooper Consumer Health’s 1st transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Cooper Consumer Health’s 1st transaction in Belgium.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-07-28
Target Vemedia
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) Cooper Consumer Health
Sellers(s) IK Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Vemedia

Kortrijk, Belgium
Vemedia is a producer and distributor of over the counter (OTC) drugs, food supplements and medical devices. Vemedia was established in 2002 and is headquartered in Kortrijk, Belgium.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Cooper Consumer Health

Paris, France
Category Company
Founded 2016
Sector Life Science
DESCRIPTION

Cooper Consumer Health is an independent OTC drug manufacturer and distributor. It operates a distinctive business model with a unique distribution network and best-in-class sales force accessing all 22,000 pharmacies. Cooper Consumer Health was formed in 2016 and is based in Paris, France.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Life Science) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
Country (Belgium) 1 of 1
Year (2016) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-11-08 Lashile Beauty

Marseille, France

Lashilé Beauty is a French laboratory of natural, vegan food supplements, free of artificial colors and not tested on animals. Lashilé Beauty was formed in 2018 and is based in Marseille, France.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

IK Partners

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 14.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ik Investment Partners Ltd. (Formerly Industri Kapital) is a private equity firm that targets control investments in mid-sized manufacturing and service companies located in select European countries. IK focuses on growth businesses located in the Benelux region, as well as Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Norway and Sweden. The firm looks to commit €50 to €150 million of equity capital per transaction and targets companies with 'a proven ability to generate significant cash flow' as well as an ability to 'sustain growth through various economic cycles'. IK Investment Partners was formerly known as Industry Kapital. IK Investment Partners was formed in 1989 and has offices in Hamburg, London, Paris, and Stockholm.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 71 of 117
Sector (Life Science) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 27 of 41
Country (Belgium) 4 of 6
Year (2016) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-06-14 OPEN

Gothenburg, Sweden

OPEN is a payment solution provider. By controlling the development of unique and innovative payment software OPEN is a preferred full service partner to numerous leading actors within the Nordic markets. OPEN was founded in 2005 and is based in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-08-04 Ellab

Hilleroed, Denmark

Ellab is a manufacturer of solutions for measuring, recording, monitoring, and validating critical parameters of thermal processing. Ellab offers a product range of high-precision systems for temperature, pressure, and humidity monitoring and validation based on either data loggers or thermocouple-based wired instruments. Ellab was founded in 1949 and is based in Hilleroed, Denmark.

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