M&A Deal Summary

McKesson Acquires Belmedis NV

On December 15, 2015, McKesson acquired medical products company Belmedis NV from Groupe Welcoop SA

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is McKesson’s 6th transaction in the Medical Products sector.
  • This is McKesson’s 1st transaction in Belgium.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-12-15
Target Belmedis NV
Sector Medical Products
Buyer(s) McKesson
Sellers(s) Groupe Welcoop SA
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Belmedis NV

Drongen, Belgium
Belmedis NV is a pharmaceutical and medical equipment distributor in Belgium. The company is based in Drongen, Belgium.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

McKesson

Irving, Texas, United States

Category Company
Founded 1833
Sector Information Technology
Employees45,000
Revenue 309.0B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
McKesson office in The Woodlands, Texas.
McKesson office in The Woodlands, Texas.

McKesson is a health care services and information technology company that helps its customers improve their financial, operational, and clinical performance with solutions that include pharmaceutical and medical-surgical supply management, health care information technology, and business and clinical services. McKesson was founded in 1833 and is based in Irving, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 41 of 52
Sector: Medical Products M&A 6 of 8
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 8 of 10
Country: Belgium M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 4 of 4
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Groupe Welcoop SA

Vandoeuvre, France

Category Company
Founded 1968
Sector Life Science
DESCRIPTION

Groupe Welcoop SA is a Cooperative of Pharmacists and Health Consulting Group. Groupe Welcoop is a cooperative consisting of 3,800 pharmacies in France. Groupe Welcoop develops its strategy from three angles: from an economic standpoint, by integrating the main suppliers of a pharmacy, technologically, by allowing the pharmacist to follow up on the patients’ state of health, and as a service provider by providing home care services for the account of the pharmacist.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Medical Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Belgium M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1