M&A Deal Summary

CVS Health and The Jean Coutu Group Acquire Eckerd

On April 6, 2004, CVS Health and The Jean Coutu Group acquired retailer Eckerd from J. C. Penney Company for 4.5B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is CVS Health’s 2nd and The Jean Coutu Group’s 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is CVS Health’s 5th and The Jean Coutu Group’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is CVS Health’s 2nd and The Jean Coutu Group’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is CVS Health’s 1st and The Jean Coutu Group’s 1st transaction in Florida.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2004-04-06
Target Eckerd
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) CVS Health
The Jean Coutu Group
Sellers(s) J. C. Penney Company
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 4.5B USD

Target

Eckerd

Largo, Florida, United States
Eckerd is a chain of drug stores based in Largo, Florida. The Company was originally established 1898.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

CVS Health

Woonsocket, Rhode Island, United States

Category Company
Founded 1996
Sector Healthcare Services
Employees219,000
Revenue 357.8B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
CVS Health office in Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
CVS Health office in Buffalo Grove, Illinois.

CVS Health operates retail pharmacies, and walk-in medical clinics, and is a pharmacy benefits manager. The Company enables people, businesses, and communities to manage health in a variety of ways. CVS Health advises patients on medications at CVS/pharmacy locations, helps clients control costs at CVS/caremark, and delivers care through CVS/specialty and CVS/minuteclinic. CVS Health was founded in 1996 and is based in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 18
Sector (Retail) 2 of 7
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 6
State (Florida) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 2 of 18
Year (2004) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-02-09 Arbor Drugs

Troy, Michigan, United States

Arbor Drugs, Inc. a drug store chain, operates 207 locations, predominantly in southeastern Michigan.

Buy $1.5B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-07-13 MinuteClinic

Woonsocket, Rhode Island, United States

MinuteClinic LLC is a provider of retail-based health clinics in the U.S.

Buy -
Buyer

The Jean Coutu Group

Longueuil, Quebec, Canada

Category Company
Founded 1969
Sector Retail
Revenue 2.9B CAD (2017)
DESCRIPTION

The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. is a Canadian pharmacy retailer operating a network of 419 franchised stores in Québec, New Brunswick, and Ontario under the banners of PJC Jean Coutu, PJC Clinique, PJC Santé and PJC Santé Beauté, and employs more than 20,000 people. Furthermore, since December 2007, the Jean Coutu Group owns Pro Doc Ltd ("Pro Doc"), a Québec-based subsidiary and manufacturer of generic drugs.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Retail) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Florida) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2004) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

J. C. Penney Company

Plano, Texas, United States

Category Company
Founded 1902
Sector Retail
Employees95,000
Revenue 11.2B USD (2020)
DESCRIPTION
JC Penney's corporate headquarters in Plano, Texas.
JC Penney's corporate headquarters in Plano, Texas.

J. C. Penney Company is a US-based retailer. The Company primarily sells apparel, footwear, home goods, and beauty products. J. C. Penney Company was founded in 1902 and is based in Plano, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Retail) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Florida) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2004) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1996-11-04 Eckerd

Largo, Florida, United States

Eckerd is a chain of drug stores based in Largo, Florida. The Company was originally established 1898.

Buy $2.6B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-10-12 Liz Claiborne - Family of Brands

New York, New York, United States

Liz Claiborne's family of brands include the worldwide rights and intellectual property for the entire Liz Claiborne brand portfolio, including Liz Claiborne, Claiborne, Liz, Liz & Co., Concepts by Claiborne, LC, Elizabeth, LizGolf, LizSport, Liz Claiborne New York (LCNY) and Lizwear brands.

Buy $268M