M&A Deal Summary

McKesson Acquires United Drug Supply Chain

On September 18, 2015, McKesson acquired distribution company United Drug Supply Chain from UDG Healthcare

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is McKesson’s 5th transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is McKesson’s 1st transaction in Ireland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-09-18
Target United Drug Supply Chain
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) McKesson
Sellers(s) UDG Healthcare
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

United Drug Supply Chain

Dublin, Ireland
United Drug Supply Chain Ltd. is a distributor of pharmaceuticals products. The company was incorporated in 1976 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

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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 40 of 52
Sector: Distribution M&A 5 of 5
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 7 of 10
Country: Ireland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-09-18 UDG Healthcare - Pharmaceutical Distribution Division

Israel

UDG Healthcare - Pharmaceutical Distribution Division is a United Drug and United Drug Sangers.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-15 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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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

UDG Healthcare

Dublin, Ireland

Category Company
Founded 1948
Sector Business Services
Employees9,000
Revenue 1.3B USD (2020)
DESCRIPTION

UDG Healthcare operates in two segments, Ashfield and Sharp. Ashfield is a global integrated healthcare services partner offering a breadth of services in advisory, marketing, communications, strategic engagement, and patient solutions. Sharp engages in contract packaging, clinical, manufacturing, and technology services. UDG Healthcare was founded in 1948 and is based in Dublin, the Republic of Ireland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 8
Sector: Distribution M&A 2 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 6 of 8
Country: Ireland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-09-18 UDG Healthcare - Pharmaceutical Distribution Division

Israel

UDG Healthcare - Pharmaceutical Distribution Division is a United Drug and United Drug Sangers.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-10-21 STEM Marketing

London, United Kingdom

STEM Marketing Ltd. is a global provider of commercial, marketing and medical audits to pharmaceutical companies. This unique service uses a proven, evidence based methodology to quantify and benchmark organisational alignment and quality of execution to create practical action plans to accelerate brand performance. STEM is a global business offering services across 35 countries including the US, EU, Japan and China and its customers include 18 of the top 20 largest pharmaceutical companies.

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