M&A Deal Summary

MWI Animal Health Acquires Nelson Laboratories Limited Partnership

On March 21, 2011, MWI Animal Health acquired distribution company Nelson Laboratories Limited Partnership for 7M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is MWI Animal Health’s 3rd transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is MWI Animal Health’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is MWI Animal Health’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is MWI Animal Health’s 1st transaction in South Dakota.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-03-21
Target Nelson Laboratories Limited Partnership
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) MWI Animal Health
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 7M USD

Target

Nelson Laboratories Limited Partnership

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
Nelson Laboratories Limited Partnership is a distributor of animal health products to over 1,100 veterinary practices, primarily in the Midwestern United States. Nelson has a distribution center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

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Buyer

MWI Animal Health

Meridian, Idaho, United States
Category Company
Founded 1976
Sector Distribution
Employees1,732
Revenue 2.3B USD (2013)
DESCRIPTION

MWI Animal Health is a supplier of animal health products to the veterinary profession. MWI distributes pharmaceuticals, biologicals, equipment and supplies to both the food animal and companion animal markets.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 14
Sector (Distribution) 3 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 14
State (South Dakota) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 5 of 9
Year (2011) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-02-08 Centaur Services

Castle Cary, United Kingdom

Centaur Services Ltd. is a provider of animal health products to veterinary practices in the United Kingdom.

Buy $47M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-10-31 Micro Beef Technologies

Amarillo, Texas, United States

Micro is a value-added distributor to the production animal market, including the distribution of micro feed ingredients, pharmaceuticals, vaccines, parasiticides, supplies, and other animal health products. Micro also is a leading innovator of proprietary, computerized management systems for the production animal market.

Buy $60M
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