List of largest pharmaceutical mergers and acquisitions
The following tabls list the top-9 largest mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology indisutry. Transactions are given in the dollar value for the year of the merger as well as adjusted for inflation.
| Rank | Year | Purchaser | Target | Value (in billions USD) | Value (adjusted for inflation) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1999 | Pfizer | Warner-Lambert | 90.0 | 128 | [1] |
| 2 | 2000 | Glaxo Wellcome Plc | SmithKline Beecham Plc. | 76.0 | 104 | |
| 3 | 2004 | Sanofi | Aventis | 73.5 | 92 | [2] |
| 4 | 2015 | Actavis | Allergan, Inc | 70.5 | 71 | [3][4][5] |
| 5 | 2009 | Pfizer | Wyeth | 68.0 | 75 | |
| 6 | 2002 | Pfizer | Pharmacia | 64.3 | 85 | [2] |
| 7 | 2009 | Merck & Co. | Schering-Plough | 47.1 | 52 | [6] |
| 8 | 2014 | Medtronic | Covidien | 42.3 | 42 | |
| 9 | 2015 | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries | Actavis | 40.5 | 41 |
Pfizer & Allergan
In November 2015 Pfizer announced it would acquire Allergan, Plc for $160 billion. However, this deal was cancelled in April 2016 due to new US tax inversion rules.[7][8] Had this transaction been completed, this would have been the largest within this industry.
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.pfizer.ca/english/newsroom/press%20releases/default.asp?s=1&year=2000&releaseID=29
- 1 2 Antoine Gara. "Pfizer And Allergan Merger Ranks As Biggest-Ever Pharmaceutical Deal". Forbes.
- ↑ "Allergan Accelerates Transformation to Branded Growth Pharma Leader by Divesting Global Generics Business to Teva for $40.5 Billion". Allergan. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ↑ Koons, Cynthia (27 July 2015). "Teva CEO: $40.5 Billion Allergan Deal is Just the Beginning". Bloomberg. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ↑ Somayaji, Chitra (27 July 2015). "Teva Snaps Up Allergan’s Generics Arm, Dumping Mylan". Bloomberg. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ↑ "FirstWord Lists – The 20 largest pharma M&Adeals".
- ↑ "Pfizer Ends $160B Acquisition of Allergan after U.S. Crackdown on Inversions". GEN.
- ↑ "Pfizer, Allergan Agree to End $160 Billion Deal". Bloomberg.com. 6 April 2016.
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