Acquisition - May 22, 2013
Actavis in billion dollar deal
Generic drug maker Actavis Inc recently announced the purchase of specialty pharmaceutical company Warner Chilcott Plc. Under the agreement, Actavis will acquire Warner Chilcott in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at approximately $8.5 billion. If successfully completed, the transaction will create a global specialty pharmaceutical company with approximately $11 billion in combined annual revenue, states Actavis […]
Acquisition - May 20, 2013
Synteract acquires Harrison Clinical Research
The Carlsbad, CA-based contract research organization (CRO) Synteract has acquired the international CRO Munich-based company Harrison Clinical Research. The company will now act globally as SynteractHCR, with offices in Western and Eastern Europe, Israel, Russia, South America, and the U.S. The new company says it will be a top-tier service provider with the scale to […]
Acquisition - May 20, 2013
TFS acquires Beardsworth Consulting Group
On April 26th TFS International (TFS) completed the acquisition of the New Jersey-based Oncology and Vaccine specialist Contract Research Organization (CRO), Beardsworth Consulting Group, Inc. (BCG). In a move to expand its oncology and vaccine research services, TFS has announced the completion of acquiring BCG, an independent clinical CRO with headquarters in Flemington, New Jersey, […]
Acquisition - April 29, 2013
Vitrolife acquires HertArt
Swedish Vitrolife has acquired all the shares in Danish company HertArt ApS.
Acquisition - April 29, 2013
Multi-million dollar contract for Bavarian Nordic
Danish Bavarian Nordic receives contract valued up to USD 228 Million from the U.S. Government.
Acquisition - April 16, 2013
Investor acquires Permobil
The Swedish Investment company Investor has acquired the medtech company Permobil, a global leader in advanced powered wheelchairs. The Timrå-based company was acquired from Nordic Capital Fund V for an enterprise value of SEK 5.1 billion. In 2012 sales and EBITDA (pro forma for acquired units) amounted to approximately SEK 1.6 billion and SEK 350 […]