M&A Deal Summary

McKesson Acquires Celesio AG

On October 23, 2013, McKesson acquired retailer Celesio AG for 8.3B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is McKesson’s 2nd transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is McKesson’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is McKesson’s 1st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-10-23
Target Celesio AG
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) McKesson
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 8.3B USD

Target

Celesio AG

Stuttgart, Germany
Celesio is an international wholesale and retail company and provider of logistics and services to the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors. The proactive and preventive approach ensures that patients receive the products and support that they require for optimum care. Celesio operates in 14 countries around the world. Every day, the group serves over 2 million customers - at 2,200 pharmacies of its own and 4,100 participants in brand partnership schemes. With 132 wholesale branches, Celesio supplies 65,000 pharmacies and hospitals every day with up to 130,000 pharmaceutical products. The services benefit a patient pool of about 15 million per day.

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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. McKesson 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 37 of 51
Sector (Retail) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 33 of 41
Country (Germany) 1 of 1
Year (2013) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 18
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-02-26 PSS World Medical

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

PSS World Medical, Inc. is a specialty marketer and distributor of medical products to physicians, elder care providers and other alternate-site healthcare providers through its two business units.

Buy $2.1B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-11-04 Aesynt

Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, United States

Aesynt, Inc. provider of pharmacy automation and information management tools. The Company partners with healthcare organizations to fully optimize all medication forms enterprise-wide, driving cost reductions and improved patient safety. With major solutions for sterile compounding, enterprise-wide inventory management and medication dispensing, Aesynt is committed to developing innovative solutions to solve the most pressing challenges for the Company’s global healthcare partners.

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