M&A Deal Summary

Elan Acquires Dura Pharmaceuticals

On November 9, 2000, Elan acquired healthcare services company Dura Pharmaceuticals from Court Square Capital Partners for 1.8B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Elan’s 1st transaction in the Healthcare Services sector.
  • This is Elan’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Elan’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Elan’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2000-11-09
Target Dura Pharmaceuticals
Sector Healthcare Services
Buyer(s) Elan
Sellers(s) Court Square Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.8B USD

Target

Dura Pharmaceuticals

San Diego, California, United States
Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in the development, marketing, and sale of prescription pharmaceutical products for the treatment of allergies.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Elan

Dublin, Ireland
Category Company
Founded 1969
Sector Healthcare Services
DESCRIPTION

Elan is a biotechnology company, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, committed to making a difference in the lives of patients and their families by dedicating itself to bringing innovations in science to fill significant unmet medical needs that continue to exist around the world. It focused on discovering and developing advanced therapies in neurodegenerative and autoimmune diseases.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector (Healthcare Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2000) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-03-01 Sano

County Westmeath, Ireland

Sano is a transdermal drug delivery company. Sano based in County Westmeath, Ireland.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-01-17 Pharma Marketing

Hamilton, Bermuda

Pharma Marketing was established to fund the marketing of drugs.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Court Square Capital Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1968
PE ASSETS 7.7B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Court Square Capital Partners (CSCP) is a generalist private equity firm that seeks middle market company investments across the US. CSCP looks to partner with management teams to accelerate revenue growth and improve operating efficiency. Sectors of interest include business services, building products, chemicals, consumer products, food products/services, healthcare, aerospace/defense, manufacturing, media, technology, telecommunications, and transportation. Court Square Capital Partners was formerly known as Citigroup Venture Capital Equity Partners. The Group spun out of Citigroup and became independent in 2006. CSCP is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 56
Sector (Healthcare Services) 1 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 25
State (California) 1 of 5
Country (United States) 4 of 53
Year (2000) 3 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 22
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-02-22 IXnet

New York, New York, United States

IXnet, Inc. delivers a high-performance global extranet to the financial services community.

Sell $3.8B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-12-01 Delta Terminal Services

New York, New York, United States

Delta Terminal Services operates bulk liquid storage terminals and packaging facilities in New Orleans and Cincinnati. The Company serves producers of petroleum products, petrochemicals, chemicals, animal fats, vegetable oils, molasses, and other bulk liquid.

Sell $114M
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