M&A Deal Summary

DPT Laboratories Acquires Meda Pharmaceuticals

On September 4, 2014, DPT Laboratories acquired life science company Meda Pharmaceuticals from Meda

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is DPT Laboratories’ 1st transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is DPT Laboratories’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is DPT Laboratories’ 1st transaction in New Jersey.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-09-04
Target Meda Pharmaceuticals
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) DPT Laboratories
Sellers(s) Meda
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Meda Pharmaceuticals

Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Meda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. provides pharmaceutical products.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

DPT Laboratories

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Category Company
Founded 1938
Sector Life Science
DESCRIPTION

DPT Laboratories Ltd. is a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with a specialized focus on semi-solid and liquid dosage forms.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Life Science M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: New Jersey M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

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 STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Life Science M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: New Jersey M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1
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Monza, Italy

Rottapharm is an Italian drug company. It produces Dona, which is used to manage pain associated with osteoarthritis; Legalon, a treatment for liver disorders; and Reparil, an anti-inflammatory drug and pain reducer.

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