M&A Deal Summary

UDG Healthcare Acquires Sharp

On July 16, 2008, UDG Healthcare acquired packaging company Sharp for 99M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is UDG Healthcare’s 3rd transaction in the Packaging sector.
  • This is UDG Healthcare’s 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is UDG Healthcare’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is UDG Healthcare’s 3rd transaction in Pennsylvania.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-07-16
Target Sharp
Sector Packaging
Buyer(s) UDG Healthcare
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 99M USD

Target

Sharp

Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
Sharp Corp is the largest independent pharmaceutical contract packaging company in the growing outsourced market in the United States. The company provides full-service packaging solutions, in compliance with strict regulatory requirements, to large pharmaceutical, generic, biotechnology, speciality pharmaceutical, neutraceutical and consumer healthcare companies.

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Buyer(S) 1

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 13 of 32
Sector (Packaging) 3 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 11 of 26
State (Pennsylvania) 3 of 5
Country (United States) 3 of 13
Year (2008) 3 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 25
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-04-04 Universal Conference And Incentive Travel

Slough, United Kingdom

Universal Conference And Incentive Travel Ltd. is a provider of event management services across the UK to pharmaceutical companies, both at the pre and post approval stages of product development. The company also has offices in the US and generates approximately half of its revenues in that market through the provision of an equivalent service offering to US pharmaceutical companies.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-11-18 The Specials Laboratory

Prudhoe, United Kingdom

The Specials Laboratory Ltd. is an award-winning company reliably makes and delivers unlicensed medicines (Specials) to thousands of community and hospital pharmacists and doctors throughout the UK and Ireland - usually within 24 hours of an order being placed. Company also supply ‘special obtain’ items to help pharmacists when they require a product that is not a regular line and therefore not stocked by a mainline wholesaler.

Buy £20M
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