M&A Deal Summary

Lotus Acquires Alvogen

On September 23, 2025, Lotus acquired life science company Alvogen from Athyrium Capital Management, CVC Capital Partners and Temasek Holdings for 2.0B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Lotus’ 1st transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Lotus’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Lotus’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Lotus’ 1st transaction in New Jersey.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-09-23
Target Alvogen
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) Lotus
Sellers(s) Athyrium Capital Management
CVC Capital Partners
Temasek Holdings
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 2.0B USD
Advisor(s) Jefferies (Financial)
White & Case (Legal)

Target

Alvogen

Pine Brook, New Jersey, United States
Alvogen is a multinational pharmaceuticals company focused on developing, manufacturing, and distributing generic, brand, over-the-counter brands (OTC), and biosimilar products. Alvogen was founded in 2009 and is based in Pine Brook, New Jersey.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Lotus

Taipei, Taiwan

Category Company
Founded 1966
Sector Life Science
Revenue 18.6B TWD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Lotus is an international pharmaceutical company with a global presence, focused on commercializing both novel and generic pharmaceuticals to provide patients with better, safer, and more accessible medicines. Lotus was founded in 1966 and is based in Taipei, Taiwan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Life Science M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: New Jersey M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 3

SELLER

Athyrium Capital Management

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Asset Manager
Founded 2008
PE ASSETS 4.6B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Athyrium Capital Management is a large asset manager focused on the healthcare sector. Athyrium invests in a wide range of financial instruments including royalties, structured credit, and equities as well as select special situations. Athyrium Capital was established in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 12
Sector: Life Science M&A 7 of 7
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 5
State: New Jersey M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 10 of 11
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-02-04 Pharmaceutics International

Hunt Valley, Maryland, United States

Pharmaceutics International (Pii) is a privately held contract development and manufacturing organization providing dosage form development and manufacturing services to the global pharmaceutical industry. It provides preformulation testing, formulation development, clinical and commercial CGMP manufacturing of solid, parenteral, inhalation, semi-solid and liquid dosage forms, clinical packaging and labeling, and analytical services. Pharmaceutics International was founded in 1994 and is based in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-10-29 Clario

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Clario offers a compelling combination of technology, services, and clinical expertise, helping customers to deliver successful clinical trial outcomes by ensuring high-quality data capture, reduced costs, and shortened study timelines. Clario was founded in 1972 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Sell $8.9B
SELLER

CVC Capital Partners

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 177.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CVC Capital Partners is a global private equity firm focused on investments in large companies located in Europe, North America, and Asia. CVC looks for opportunities with stable cash flows and talented management, and will consider businesses in a variety of industries. Target sectors include textiles, industrial products, waste management, building materials, energy/utilities, business services, financial services, distribution, healthcare, media, semiconductors, and gaming. CVC can handle transactions valued from €200 million to €10 billion. CVC Capital Partners was formed in 1981 and is based in Luxembourg.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 178 of 181
Sector: Life Science M&A 5 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 67 of 69
State: New Jersey M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 16 of 18
Year: 2025 M&A 5 of 8
Size (of disclosed) 15 of 57
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-03-25 Hargreaves Lansdown

Bristol, United Kingdom

Hargreaves Lansdown is a helper of investors to make more of their investments by providing information, service and the best prices. They are a fund supermarket, a fund manager, a discount broker, a stockbroker, a pensions specialist, an annuity specialist, a wealth manager and a financial adviser. In other words, a one-stop shop. Hargreaves Lansdown was founded in 1981 and is based in Bristol, United Kingdom.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-10-03 Bamboo

Midvale, Utah, United States

Bamboo is a capital-light, tech- and data-enabled insurance distribution platform providing insurance offerings to the residential property market in California. The company operates primarily through its full-service MGA business, where it manages all aspects of the placement process on behalf of its fronting and (re)insurance partners, including product development, marketing, underwriting, policy issuance, and claims oversight, and earns commissions based on the volume and profitability of the insurance that it places. Bamboo Insurance is based in Midvale, Utah.

Buy $1.8B
SELLER

Temasek Holdings

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Sovereign Wealth Fund
Founded 1974
PE ASSETS 434.0B SGD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Temasek Holdings is a state-owned investment holding company. Temasek is owned by the government of Singapore and invests directly and indirectly in a broad range of assets and sectors. Target sectors include financial services, telecommunications, media, technology, transportation, industrials, life science, consumer, real estate, energy, and resources. Temasek was formed in 1974 and is based in Singapore.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 20
Sector: Life Science M&A 3 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 9 of 9
State: New Jersey M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 7 of 7
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-03-31 Novotech

Sydney, Australia

Novotech is a full-service contract research organization (CRO) that provides biotech and small- to mid-sized pharmaceutical companies. Novotech was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales.

Buy -