M&A Deal Summary

Perrigo Company Acquires Qualis

On July 11, 2007, Perrigo Company acquired medical products company Qualis for 12M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Perrigo Company’s 3rd transaction in the Medical Products sector.
  • This is Perrigo Company’s 23rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Perrigo Company’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Perrigo Company’s 1st transaction in Iowa.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-07-11
Target Qualis
Sector Medical Products
Buyer(s) Perrigo Company
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 12M USD

Target

Qualis

Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Qualis, Inc., a privately-owned manufacturer of store brand pediculicide products for $12 million in cash. Perrigo purchased five store brand over-the-counter product formulations that compare to Rid® and Nix® that it will manufacture at its New York facilities.

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Buyer

Perrigo Company

Dublin 2, Ireland
Category Company
Founded 1887
Sector Life Science
Employees9,140
Revenue 4.7B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to a Perrigo facility in Duncan, South Carolina.
Entrance to a Perrigo facility in Duncan, South Carolina.

Perrigo Company is a global healthcare supplier that develops, manufactures and distributes over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription (Rx) pharmaceuticals, nutritional products, and active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), as well as receives royalties from Multiple Sclerosis drug Tysabri®. The company is the world's largest manufacturer of OTC pharmaceutical products for the store brand market and an industry leader in pharmaceutical technologies. Perrigo Company was founded in 1887 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 31
Sector (Medical Products) 3 of 10
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 23
State (Iowa) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 18
Year (2007) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 23 of 23
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-03-15 Agis Industries

Bnei Brak, Israel

Agis Industries (1983) Ltd. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceuticals, active pharmaceutical ingredients, novel dermatological products and consumer products. Agis is the second largest pharmaceutical company in Israel. The Company manufactures in Israel, the United States and Germany

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-01-09 Galpharm Healthcare

Barnsley, United Kingdom

Galpharm Healthcare Ltd. it the supplier of over-the-counter (OTC) store brand pharmaceutical products sold by super markets, drug stores and pharmacies in the U.K

Buy $86M
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