M&A Deal Summary

Express Scripts Holding Acquires Medco Health Solutions

On April 2, 2012, Express Scripts Holding acquired healthcare services company Medco Health Solutions for 29.1B

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Express Scripts Holding’s 8th transaction in the Healthcare Services sector.
  • This is Express Scripts Holding’s 5th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Express Scripts Holding’s 11th transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-04-02
Target Medco Health Solutions
Sector Healthcare Services
Buyer(s) Express Scripts Holding
Deal Type Merger
Deal Value 29.1B

Target

Medco Health Solutions

Franklin Lakes, United States
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. provides health cares servies for private and public employers, health plans, labor unions, government agencies, and individuals worldwide.

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Buyer

Express Scripts Holding

St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Category Company
Founded 1986
Sector Healthcare Services
Employees25,900
Revenue 100.1B USD (2017)
DESCRIPTION

Express Scripts Holding Co. is a provider of integrated pharmacy-benefit management services. Services include network-pharmacy claims processing, home delivery, specialty benefit management, benefit-design consultation, drug-utilization review, formulary management, and medical and drug data analysis services. Express Scripts Holding Co. was formed in 1986 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 15
Sector (Healthcare Services) 8 of 9
Type (Merger) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 11 of 15
Year (2012) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-12-01 NextRx subsidiaries

United States

NextRx subsidiaries is acquired by Express Scripts from Wellpoint.

Buy $4.7B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-08-31 ConnectYourCare

Hunt Valley, Maryland, United States

ConnectYourCare is a consumer-directed healthcare (CDH) account administrator focused on providing innovative, consumer-friendly tools to help patients successfully navigate the complexity of healthcare accounts.

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