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Corporate Finance M&A Deals

Going Once, Going Twice, Sold! Cinven and Bain Capital to Acquire STADA for €5.3bn after Intense Bidding War

Stada Arzneimittel AG (FWB: SAZ) – market cap as of 21/04/2017: €4.02bn Intel Cinven Partners LLP – private company – AUM as of FY 2015: €10.60bn Bain Capital Private Equity, LP – private company – AUM as of 04/04/2017: $32.40bn Introduction On April 10, 2017, Bain Capital Private Equity, LP Read more…

By BSIC, 4 years4 years ago
Corporate Finance

Go big or go home – Reckitt Benckiser to acquire Mead Johnson for $17.9bn

Reckitt Benckiser Group (LON: RB) – market cap as of 17/02/2017: $61.7bn (£49.71bn) Mead Johnson Nutrition Company (NYSE: MJN) – market cap as of 17/02/2017: $16.05bn Introduction On 10 February 2017, UK-based consumer goods multinational Reckitt Benckiser (RB) and US-based infant nutrition leader Mead Johnson reached an agreement by means Read more…

By BSIC, 4 years4 years ago
Corporate Finance Debt Deals M&A Deals

Buy, Fix, Sell, Repeat – Blackstone’s Acquisition of TeamHealth

The Blackstone Group LP (NYSE: BX) – market cap as of 11/11/2016: $28.95bn TeamHealth Holdings (NYSE: TMH) – market cap as of 11/11/2016: $3.07bn Introduction On the 31st of October 2016 Team Health Holdings Inc. announced that the company has reached an agreement to be acquired by a group of Read more…

By BSIC, 4 years4 years ago
Corporate Finance Equity Deals M&A Deals

How High Can A Premium Get? The Mylan – Meda Case

Mylan N.V.; market cap as of 12/02/2016: $20.54bn Meda AB; market cap as of 12/02/2016: kr52.44bn ($6.24bn) Introduction On February 10, Mylan NV (NASDAQ: MYL.O) announced its acquisition of Meda AB (STO: MEDAa.ST) in a deal worth $7.2bn made of cash and stock, while the latter reported an unexpected slowdown Read more…

By BSIC, 5 years5 years ago
Corporate Finance Debt Deals Equity Deals M&A Deals

Pfizer/Allergan: An escape from the US IRS “monster”

Pfizer Inc.; market cap as of 27/11/2015: $202.7bn Allergan plc; market cap as of 27/11/2015: $126bn   Introduction On November 23, 2015, Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and Allergan plc (NYSE: AGN) announced that their boards of directors have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement under which Pfizer will combine with Read more…

By BSIC, 5 years5 years ago
Corporate Finance Debt Deals M&A Deals

Tireless Shire: Another Deal in Pharma M&A Wave

Shire PLC; market cap: $28.38bn (as of 06/11/2015) Dyax Corporation; market cap: $5.1bn (as of 06/11/2015)   Introduction On November 2, Dublin-headquartered pharmaceutical company Shire Plc agreed to acquire the Massachusetts-based biopharma company Dyax Corporation for an upfront cash consideration of $5.9bn and an additional $646m payment contingent on the Read more…

By BSIC, 5 years5 years ago
Corporate Finance Debt Deals Equity Deals M&A Deals

Rite Aid – New Enlargement Pill for Walgreens

Walgreens Boots Alliance; market cap (as of 30/10/2015) $91.3bn Rite Aid; market cap (as of 30/10/2015) $8.2bn   Introduction Last week the pharma sector was shook up by a new deal: Walgreens Boots Alliance agreed to buy the smaller pharma rival Rite Aid in a transaction worth $17.2bn. The deal Read more…

By BSIC, 5 years5 years ago
Corporate Finance Debt Deals M&A Deals

Teva Pharmaceuticals Heading to the Emerging Markets

Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. (TEVA); market cap (as of 02/10/2015): $51.05bn.   Introduction Following a wave of consolidation in the healthcare industry, Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. and Representaciones e Investigaciones Médicas, S.A. de C.V. (Rimsa) announced on October 1 that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Teva Read more…

By BSIC, 5 years5 years ago
Corporate Finance Debt Deals Equity Deals M&A Deals

Teva and Mylan : The Plot Thickens…

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries ; Market Cap (as of 25/04/2015): $62,67bn Mylan Pharmaceuticals ; Market Cap (as of 25/04/2015): $36,06bn   Introduction In the healthcare industry, the saying “eat or be eaten” no longer applies. Instead, the adage of “make a bid or wait for an offer” would be more appropriate Read more…

By BSIC, 6 years6 years ago
Corporate Finance Debt Deals Equity Deals M&A Deals

AbbVie’s back on track, but at what price?

AbbVie Inc.; market cap (as of 06/03/2015): $88.7bn Pharmacyclics Inc.; market cap (as of 06/03/2015): $19.3bn Introduction On March 4, the pharmaceutical company AbbVie, outbidding the competitor Johnson & Johnson, agreed to buy the cancer biotech company Pharmacyclics in a $21bn transaction. The Chicago based company will pay $261.25 per Read more…

By BSIC, 6 years6 years ago
Corporate Finance Debt Deals M&A Deals

Pfizer sets sail for a new (nearer) shore: Hospira

Pfizer Inc.; market cap (as of 20/02/2015): US$217.75bn Hospira Inc.; market cap (as of 20/02/2015): US$14.97bn Introduction On February 5th, 2014, pharmaceutical behemoth Pfizer signed with Hospira, the world’s leading provider of injectable drugs and biosimilars, a definitive merger agreement which consists of the fully acquisition of Hospira for US$90 Read more…

By BSIC, 6 years6 years ago
Corporate Finance Debt Deals Equity Deals M&A Deals

Get a $66bn Smile: Actavis to buy the Botox-maker Allergan

Actavis plc.; market cap (as of 21/11/2014): $70.5bn Allergan Inc.; market cap (as of 21/11/2014): $63.3bn Introduction The growing emphasis we put on health and quality of life, and the scientific advancements which are making this possible, are putting the pharmaceutical and medical industries in the spotlight. The recent surge Read more…

By BSIC, 6 years6 years ago
Corporate Finance Equity Deals M&A Deals

M&A Viagra: Pfizer-AstraZeneca and the healthcare industry

Pfizer Inc, Market Cap (as of 23/05/2014): $188.37bn AstraZeneca PLC, Market Cap (as of 23/05/2014): $91.78bn In its bid for AstraZeneca, Pfizer, the famous Viagra producer, failed to make a satisfactory offer and turned the potential biggest foreign takeover in UK corporate history into failure. It all happened on May Read more…

By BSIC, 7 years6 years ago
Equity Indices Markets Single Stocks Trade Ideas

European Risk Adjustment Trade (Stoxx)

The European debt crisis seems to have taken the way of recovery and the rates for European government bonds reflect a positive economic outlook in the Euro area. The Euro Stoxx 50 Index includes Europe’s leading Blue-chips companies. Actually, these companies are  considered as safe as AAA European countries (Germany, Read more…

By BSIC, 7 years7 years ago

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