M&A Deal Summary

Endo International Acquires American Medical Systems

On June 20, 2011, Endo International acquired medical products company American Medical Systems from Warburg Pincus for 2.9B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Endo International’s 4th transaction in the Medical Products sector.
  • This is Endo International’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Endo International’s 8th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Endo International’s 1st transaction in Minnesota.
Investment Fate
  • American Medical Systems was divested to a consortium of strategic buyers in 2015 for 1.6B USD.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-06-20
Target American Medical Systems
Sector Medical Products
Buyer(s) Endo International
Sellers(s) Warburg Pincus
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 2.9B USD
Advisor(s) J.P. Morgan Securities (Financial)
Latham & Watkins (Legal)

Target

American Medical Systems

Minnetonka, Minnesota, United States
American Medical Systems, Inc. is a manufacturer and marketer of medical devices for the surgical treatment of urological and gynecological disorders.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Endo International

Dublin, Ireland

Category Company
Founded 1920
Sector Medical Products
Employees3,103
Revenue 2.9B USD (2020)
DESCRIPTION

Endo International is a pharmaceutical company engaged in the research, development, sale and marketing of branded and generic prescription pharmaceuticals used to treat and manage pain, bladder cancer, prostate cancer and the early onset of puberty in children, or central precocious puberty (CPP). Endo International was incorporatted in 1920 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 16
Sector: Medical Products M&A 4 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 8 of 15
State: Minnesota M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 8 of 14
Year: 2011 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 14
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-12-01 Qualitest Pharmaceuticals Co.

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Qualitest Pharmaceuticals Co., is a researching, manufacturing and delivering affordable, high-quality generic pharmaceuticals.

Buy $1.2B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-05-11 Paladin Labs

Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada

Paladin Labs, Inc., is a pharmaceutical company focused on acquiring or in-licensing innovative pharmaceutical products for the Canadian and world markets.

Buy $1.6B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Warburg Pincus

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1966
PE ASSETS 83.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Warburg Pincus is a mega-sized, global private equity firm focused on investment opportunities across North America, Asia, and Europe. Warburg will consider investing at various company stages, from early-stage opportunities to distressed situations. Warburg Pincus is organized by industry groups. Verticals include financial services, healthcare, technology, media & telecommunications, energy, consumer & industrial, and real estate. Within financial services, Warburg will consider asset/wealth managers, banks, exchanges, financial technology, insurance, transaction processing, private banking, and specialty/consumer finance. Within healthcare, specific areas of interest include medical devices, healthcare services, and biotech/pharmaceuticals. Within technology/media/communications, Warburg targets software, media/internet/information, financial technology, telecom, business services, and systems/semiconductors. Within energy, specific areas of interest include oil/gas exploration, power generation/transmission, and alternative energy. Warburg Pincus raised its first fund in 1966 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 61 of 263
Sector: Medical Products M&A 7 of 12
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 23 of 95
State: Minnesota M&A 3 of 3
Country: United States M&A 39 of 148
Year: 2011 M&A 6 of 11
Size (of disclosed) 9 of 66
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-06-15 Broad Oak Energy

Dallas, Texas, United States

Broad Oak Energy, Inc. is a start-up exploration and production company formed to focus on unconventional oil and gas plays in onshore regions of the United States.

Sell $1.0B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-06-30 Rural/Metro

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Rural/Metro Corp. is a provider of medical transportation segment - ambulance and fire-protection services.

Buy $438M