M&A Deal Summary

Recipharm Acquires Wasserburger Arzneimittelwerk

On January 27, 2010, Recipharm acquired life science company Wasserburger Arzneimittelwerk from Hospira

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Recipharm’s 5th transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Recipharm’s 1st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2010-01-27
Target Wasserburger Arzneimittelwerk
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) Recipharm
Sellers(s) Hospira
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Wasserburger Arzneimittelwerk

Wasserburg, Germany
Wasserburger Arzneimittelwerk GmbH is a well established contract manufacturing organisation specialised in the aseptic filling and lyophilsation of pharmaceuticals into ampoules and vials on behalf of a wide variety of customers.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Recipharm

Stockholm, Sweden

Category Company
Founded 1995
Sector Life Science
Employees7,383
DESCRIPTION

Recipharm is a global Pharma CDMO providing a full-service offering to leading Pharmaceutical companies and Biotechs globally. Recipharm was founded in 1995 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 18
Sector: Life Science M&A 5 of 12
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 3 of 8
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2010 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-12-16 Cobra Biomanufacturing

Keele, United Kingdom

Cobra Biomanufacturing plc is a provider of biologics and pharmaceuticals contract manufacturing services. Company offers stand-alone services in the areas of cell line development, GMP cell banking, stability testing, protein characterization, bioassays, analytical services.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-10-01 Abbott Laboratories S.A.

Madrid, Spain

Abbott Laboratories, S.A. (Spain) produces solid dose, sterile ointments, oral liquids, aerosols and topical products.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Hospira

Lake Forest, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 2003
Sector Life Science
Employees19,000
Revenue 4.5B USD (2014)
DESCRIPTION

Hospira, Inc. is a global specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company dedicated to Advancing Wellness(TM). As the world leader in specialty generic injectable pharmaceuticals, Hospira offers one of the broadest portfolios of generic acute-care and oncology injectables, as well as integrated infusion therapy and medication management solutions. Through its products, Hospira helps improve the safety, cost and productivity of patient care. Hospira, Inc. is based in Lake Forest, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector: Life Science M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 3
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2010 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-01-12 Hospira - Brain Functioning Monitoring Business

Lake Forest, Illinois, United States

Hospira, Inc.'s Brain Functioning Monitoring Business offers neuromonitoring technologies to improve the care of patients under anesthesia or sedation.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-07-01 Javelin Pharmaceuticals

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Javelin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., headquarters in Cambridge, MA, Javelin applies innovative proprietary technologies to develop new drugs and improved formulations of existing drugs to target unmet and underserved medical needs in the pain management market. The company has one marketed drug in the U.K., an NDA-submitted drug candidate, Dyloject, and two drug candidates in U.S. advanced clinical development.

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