M&A Deal Summary

McKesson Acquires McQueary Brothers Drug

On April 8, 2008, McKesson acquired distribution company McQueary Brothers Drug for 190M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is McKesson’s 3rd transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is McKesson’s 14th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is McKesson’s 18th transaction in the United States.
  • This is McKesson’s 1st transaction in Montana.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-04-08
Target McQueary Brothers Drug
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) McKesson
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 190M USD

Target

McQueary Brothers Drug

Springfield, Montana, United States
McQueary Brothers Drug Co. is a regional distributor of pharmaceutical, health, and beauty products to more than 400 independent and regional chain pharmacies in Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Iowa.

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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. 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 20 of 51
Sector (Distribution) 3 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 20 of 41
State (Montana) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 18 of 36
Year (2008) 2 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 14 of 18
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-04-01 Rosebud Solutions

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Rosebud Solutions LLC is a provider of software solutions to track and manage instruments, endoscopes and tissue implants for surgical services, as well as medical crash carts and mobile equipment.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-05-16 Vivalog Technologies

Seattle, Washington, United States

Vivalog Technologies is a vendor of Web-based information technology systems.

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