M&A Deal Summary

Wolters Kluwer Acquires NDCHealth - Information Management Business

On August 29, 2005, Wolters Kluwer acquired information technology company NDCHealth - Information Management Business from NDCHealth for 382M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Wolters Kluwer’s 2nd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Wolters Kluwer’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Wolters Kluwer’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Wolters Kluwer’s 1st transaction in Georgia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2005-08-29
Target NDCHealth - Information Management Business
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Wolters Kluwer
Sellers(s) NDCHealth
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 382M USD

Target

NDCHealth - Information Management Business

Atlanta, Georgia, United States
NDCHealth - Information Management Business is a provider of healthcare information including products for sales compensation and targeting, market and marketing research, managed care, and outcomes analysis. In addition to its leading position in physician-level data products, NDC-IM is pioneering the emerging and high-growth market for primary source transactional prescription data.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Wolters Kluwer

Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
Category Company
Founded 1836
Sector Information Services
Employees21,127
Revenue 5.6B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Wolters Kluwer is a global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services globally for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal, and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer was founded in 1836 and is based in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 59
Sector (Information Technology) 2 of 5
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 7
State (Georgia) 1 of 4
Country (United States) 4 of 31
Year (2005) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-01-01 TyMetrix

Texas, United States

TyMetrix, Inc.is a provider of SaaS-based e-billing and legal matter management software. TyMetrix was founded in 1994 and is based in Texas, United States.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-09-08 Boucher Communications

Pennsylvania, United States

Boucher Communications, Inc. is a provider of specialty publications, including Framebuyer, a semi-annual supplement focused on eyewear fashion; New O.D., a quarterly magazine targeting optometry students and recent graduates; and a number of patient-directed and practitioner-focused supplements.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

NDCHealth

Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Category Company
Founded 1967
Sector Information Services
Employees1,500
DESCRIPTION

NDCHealth Corp is a provider of healthcare information solutions.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
State (Georgia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2005) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-10-26 NDC Health

Preston,, United Kingdom

NDC Health, Ltd. supplies pharmacy information technology solutions.

Sell -
Mergr

Product

Company

Legal