M&A Deal Summary

SC Participacoes Empresariais Acquires Panpharma Participacoes S.A.

On February 1, 2016, SC Participacoes Empresariais acquired distribution company Panpharma Participacoes S.A. from Celesio AG

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is SC Participacoes Empresariais’ 2nd transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is SC Participacoes Empresariais’ 2nd transaction in Brazil.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-02-01
Target Panpharma Participacoes S.A.
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) SC Participacoes Empresariais
Sellers(s) Celesio AG
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Panpharma Participacoes S.A.

Goiânia, Brazil
Panpharma Participacoes S.A. is a Brazilian pharmaceutical wholesaler and operates from 14 distribution centres. The Goiania based company has more than 3,600 employees

Search 214,238 Deals Now

SEARCH BY

  • Buyer Type (PE or Strategic)
  • Deal Size ($10M to $10B+)
  • Sector (60 Sectors)
  • Deal Type
  • Geography
  • & More

Try Free

Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

SC Participacoes Empresariais

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Category Company
Founded 1955
Sector Distribution
Employees4,500
DESCRIPTION

SC Participações Empresariais, a Brazilian holding company, controls Distribuidora de Medicamentos SantaCruz, a pharmaceutical wholesaler founded in 1955. SantaCruz distributes drugs and health & beauty products across 17 Brazilian states, through 11 distribution centers, and has 4,500 employees.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Distribution M&A 2 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Brazil M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2016 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-01 Oncoprod

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Oncoprod, located in Sao Paulo, is the only distributor in Brazil to focus solely on specialty pharmaceuticals, operating with nine branches throughout the country and has more than 470 employees.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Celesio AG

Stuttgart, Germany

Category Company
Founded 1835
Sector Retail
Employees38,000
Revenue 21.4B EUR (2016)
DESCRIPTION

Celesio is an international wholesale and retail company and provider of logistics and services to the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors. The proactive and preventive approach ensures that patients receive the products and support that they require for optimum care. Celesio operates in 14 countries around the world. Every day, the group serves over 2 million customers - at 2,200 pharmacies of its own and 4,100 participants in brand partnership schemes. With 132 wholesale branches, Celesio supplies 65,000 pharmacies and hospitals every day with up to 130,000 pharmaceutical products. The services benefit a patient pool of about 15 million per day.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 9
Sector: Distribution M&A 3 of 3
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 8 of 8
Country: Brazil M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2016 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-01 Oncoprod

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Oncoprod, located in Sao Paulo, is the only distributor in Brazil to focus solely on specialty pharmaceuticals, operating with nine branches throughout the country and has more than 470 employees.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-07-01 Bupa Home Healthcare

Harlow, United Kingdom

Bupa Home Healthcare is a provider of high quality home healthcare services supporting over 35,000 patients across the UK. It works in partnership with the NHS, pharmaceutical industry and private medical insurers to support patients with a range of conditions.

Buy -