M&A Deal Summary

UCB Acquires Celltech Group

On August 24, 2004, UCB acquired healthcare services company Celltech Group for 1.5B GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is UCB’s 1st transaction in the Healthcare Services sector.
  • This is UCB’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is UCB’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2004-08-24
Target Celltech Group
Sector Healthcare Services
Buyer(s) UCB
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.5B GBP
Advisor(s) Morgan Stanley
J.P. Morgan Securities (Financial)

Target

Celltech Group

Slough, United Kingdom
Celltech Group Ltd. is a biotechnology company.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

UCB

Brussels, Belgium

Category Company
Founded 1928
Sector Life Science
Employees9,000
Revenue 6.2B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

UCB is a biopharma focused on severe diseases with operations in approximately 40 countries. UCB was incorporated in 1928 and is based in Brussels, Belgium.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 11
Sector: Healthcare Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 9
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2004 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-01-01 Solutia - Resins Additives and Adhesives Division

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Solutia, Inc. liquid and powder-coatings resins, additives, and adhesives products used primarily in industrial coatings, with an emphasis on the metal and automotive segments.

Buy $500M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-01-08 UCB - Over-The-Counter Business

France

UCB - Over-The-Counter Business comprises mature products with strong brand names (a.o. Carbolevure, Revitalose, Balsoclase, Toclase), UCB - Over-The-Counter Business assets in France, Benelux, Switzerland and Greece.

Sell -