M&A Deal Summary

UDG Healthcare Acquires Putnam Associates

On May 21, 2019, UDG Healthcare acquired business services company Putnam Associates for 89M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is UDG Healthcare’s 10th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is UDG Healthcare’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is UDG Healthcare’s 13th transaction in the United States.
  • This is UDG Healthcare’s 2nd transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-05-21
Target Putnam Associates
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) UDG Healthcare
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 89M USD
Advisor(s) Clearsight Advisors, Inc. (Financial)

Target

Putnam Associates

Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Putnam Associates is a consultancy focused on product commercialisation strategy, exclusively for the life sciences industry. Putnam Associates serves global biopharmaceutical, diagnostics, and medical device clients, along with private equity and venture capital clients, providing world-class strategic advice based on sophisticated, robust analytics. Putnam Associates was founded in 1988 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Buyer

UDG Healthcare

Dublin, Ireland
Category Company
Founded 1948
Sector Business Services
Employees9,000
Revenue 1.3B USD (2020)
DESCRIPTION

UDG Healthcare operates in two segments, Ashfield and Sharp. Ashfield is a global integrated healthcare services partner offering a breadth of services in advisory, marketing, communications, strategic engagement, and patient solutions. Sharp engages in contract packaging, clinical, manufacturing, and technology services. UDG Healthcare was founded in 1948 and is based in Dublin, the Republic of Ireland.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 32 of 32
Sector (Business Services) 10 of 10
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 26 of 26
State (Massachusetts) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 13 of 13
Year (2019) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 25
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-05-21 Incisive Health

London, United Kingdom

Incisive Health is a healthcare communications consultancy, which specializes in healthcare policy, public affairs and communication services. Incisive Health was founded in 2013 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Buy £14M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-13 Ashfield Pharmacovigilance

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Ashfield Pharmacovigilance, Inc. offers case management, global aggregate report development, literature search, risk management, signal surveillance activities, database, information technology, and pharmacovigilance consulting services.

Sell $10M
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