M&A Deal Summary

Meda Acquires Rottapharm

On July 31, 2014, Meda acquired life science company Rottapharm for 3.1B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Meda’s 6th transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Meda’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Meda’s 1st transaction in Italy.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-07-31
Target Rottapharm
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) Meda
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 3.1B USD
Advisor(s) Studio Pavesi Gitti Verzoni (Legal)

Target

Rottapharm

Monza, Italy
Rottapharm is an Italian drug company. It produces Dona, which is used to manage pain associated with osteoarthritis; Legalon, a treatment for liver disorders; and Reparil, an anti-inflammatory drug and pain reducer.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Meda

Solna, Sweden

Category Company
Sector Life Science
Revenue 19.6B SEK (2015)
DESCRIPTION

Meda is an operator of an international specialty pharma company that is fully represented in Europe and the US through its own sales organizations in more than 50 countries. Meda’s products are sold in about 120 countries, and where it lacks a sales organization, it markets and sells its products via agents and other pharmaceutical companies. Meda has a diversified geographic footprint with approximately 62 percent of Meda's sales generated in Western Europe (the largest countries being Italy, Germany, France, and Sweden), 19 percent in Emerging Markets (driven by China, Russia, the Middle East, and Thailand) and 17 percent in the U.S. Meda has a network of seven manufacturing facilities in Europe, the U.S. and India. Meda is based in Solna, Sweden.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 7
Sector (Life Science) 6 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 7
Country (Italy) 1 of 1
Year (2014) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-08-30 Acton Pharmaceuticals

Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States

Acton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a US respiratory company. Its primary product is Aerospan. Aerospan is an inhaler for the treatment of asthma that contains the active substance Flunisolide.

Buy $135M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-09-04 Meda Pharmaceuticals

Somerset, New Jersey, United States

Meda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. provides pharmaceutical products.

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