M&A Deal Summary

Duramed Pharmaceuticals Acquires FEI Women’s Health

On November 9, 2005, Duramed Pharmaceuticals acquired medical products company FEI Women’s Health from Tinicum Capital Partners for 282M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Duramed Pharmaceuticals’ 1st transaction in the Medical Products sector.
  • This is Duramed Pharmaceuticals’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Duramed Pharmaceuticals’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Duramed Pharmaceuticals’ 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2005-11-09
Target FEI Women’s Health
Sector Medical Products
Buyer(s) Duramed Pharmaceuticals
Sellers(s) Tinicum Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 282M USD

Target

FEI Women’s Health

North Tonawanda, New York, United States
FEI, which was the leading manufacturer of non-hormonal intrauterine devices (IUDs) used for female contraception. FEI’s product, the Copper 380T, was sold in the United States under the brand name ParaGard.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Duramed Pharmaceuticals

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Category Company
Sector Healthcare Services
DESCRIPTION

Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a subsidiary of Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Medical Products) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (New York) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2005) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Tinicum Capital Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 1.6B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Tinicum Capital Partners is a private equity group that seeks to acquire control of companies through acquisitions or restructurings or to take minority stakes in public or private companies through equity or debt securities. Tinicum's target equity investment size is between $30 and $150 million per transaction. Sectors of interest include aerospace; HVAC components; medical devices; financial services; specialty industrial products or components; pumps, valves and other process control equipment; specialty machinery; electrical equipment; motors and motion control equipment; specialty metals/magnetics; and media/advertising. The Firm will not consider investments in venture capital, real estate, or unproven technology. Tinicum was formed in 1998 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 27
Sector (Medical Products) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 12
State (New York) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 6 of 24
Year (2005) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-08-09 Palm Coast Data

Palm Coast, Florida, United States

Palm Coast Data LLC is a fulfillment and response management company focused primarily on the magazine publishing industry. Services provided to customers included front end processing, customer service, direct mail services, letter shop services, and online communications. Palm Coast Data LLC was founded in 1984 and is based in Palm Coast, Florida.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-11-11 Skyway Towers Holdings I

Land O’ Lakes, Florida, United States

Skyway Towers Holdings I LLC is an independent developer of towers used for wireless communications in the United States by focusing on speed, certainty, and quality execution for its customers.

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