M&A Deal Summary

McKesson Acquires Medical Specialties Distributors

On April 25, 2018, McKesson acquired medical products company Medical Specialties Distributors from New Mountain Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is McKesson’s 8th transaction in the Medical Products sector.
  • This is McKesson’s 35th transaction in the United States.
  • This is McKesson’s 2nd transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-04-25
Target Medical Specialties Distributors
Sector Medical Products
Buyer(s) McKesson
Sellers(s) New Mountain Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Morgan Stanley (Financial)
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (Legal)

Target

Medical Specialties Distributors

Stoughton, Massachusetts, United States
Medical Specialties Distributors LLC is a provider of infusion products, supplies, biomedical services and technology solutions to the growing home infusion therapy market. Medical Specialties Distributors LLC was founded in 1982 and is based in Stoughton, Massachusetts.

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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 50 of 51
Sector (Medical Products) 8 of 8
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 40 of 41
State (Massachusetts) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 35 of 36
Year (2018) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-04 Well.ca

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Well.ca is an online destination for health, wellness, natural, and baby products. Well.ca was formed in 2008 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-11-22 McKesson - Patient Care Solutions Business

Moon Township, Pennsylvania, United States

McKesson's Patient Care Solutions Business provides wound care supplies, ostomy supplies, urological supplies, incontinence supplies, diabetic care supplies, and breast pumps directly to patients across the United States.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

New Mountain Capital

New York, New York, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 35.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

New Mountain Capital is a private investment firm focused on investment in public and private companies in a variety of industries. New Mountain generally invests $100 to $500 million per transaction and looks for businesses with strong market positions and high barriers to entry. New Mountain also prefers businesses that succeed in both good and bad economies. Sectors of interest include education, healthcare, business services, federal IT services, media, software, consumer products, logistics, financial services and technologies, and energy. New Mountain Capital was formed in 2000 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 45
Sector (Medical Products) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 12 of 22
State (Massachusetts) 1 of 3
Country (United States) 20 of 42
Year (2018) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-09 ACA Group

New York, New York, United States

ACA Group is a provider of risk management and technology solutions that focus on regulatory compliance, performance, financial crime, and cybersecurity. ACA serves a diverse base of leading investment advisers, private fund managers, commodity trading advisors, investment companies, broker-dealers, and banks. ACA Group was founded in 2002 and is based in New York City.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-05-10 AMS

London, United Kingdom

AMS is a worldwide provider of total workforce solutions, serving more than 100 blue-chip clients in over 90 countries. AMS was founded in 1996 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Sell £820M