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The Carlyle Group Acquires Abacus Pharmaceuticals

On September 13, 2018, private equity firm The Carlyle Group acquired distribution company Abacus Pharmaceuticals

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 4th transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 1st transaction in Uganda.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-09-13
Target Abacus Pharmaceuticals
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) The Carlyle Group
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Abacus Pharmaceuticals

Lugogo Kampala, Uganda
Abacus Pharmaceuticals is a distributor of pharmaceutical products in East Africa and the largest manufacturer of parenterals (IV fluids, ear, eye and nose drops) in Uganda. The company has a differentiated product offering, ranging from mission critical parenterals to branded generics for chronic therapeutic areas such as oncology, diabetes and cardiovascular. Abacus Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1995 and is based in Lugogo Kampala, Uganda.

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Buyer

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 435.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 628 of 749
Sector: Distribution M&A 4 of 7
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 193 of 221
Country: Uganda M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2018 M&A 19 of 26
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-12 Sedgwick

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Sedgwick is a global provider of technology-enabled risk, benefits and integrated business solutions. The Company provides technology-enabled claims management solutions for workers’ compensation, disability, liability, and property claims. Sedgwick was founded in 1969 and is based in Memphis, Tennessee.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-15 Adicon

Hangzhou, China

Adicon is an independent clinical laboratory (ICL). Adicon operates 20 fully-owned diagnostic laboratories, offering diagnostic testing outsourcing services to more than 10,000 active customers, including hospitals, clinics and contract research organizations (CROs) in 28 provinces. Adicon was founded in 2004 and is based in Hangzhou, China.

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