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And the Pharma consolidation continues

October 6, 2015 by M&A Today

Today’s Pharma big deal is in the compounded drug segment. AmerisourceBergen, not at all shy when it comes to acquisitions, announced its acquisition of PharMEDium Healthcare Holdings from Private Equity Fund Clayton, Dubilier & Rice for a mere $2.575 Billion. More than a good exit for…

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Cryptocurrency’s slowing becoming mainstream

October 3, 2015 by M&A Today

By now, most people have heard about Bitcoin, although many probably still don’t know much about it, other than, maybe, the fact that it’s the currency that was used for transactions done on dark web’s Silk Road (making in the process the US…

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Unicorns and Q3 M&A sector Update

October 1, 2015 by M&A Today

The end of a quarter usually means, for those of us in the deal space, receiving various emails updating us on global M&A activities. Today was no exception with, notably, Thomson Reuters and Merrill DataSite reps hitting my inbox with links to…

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Business Insider sold at a valuation of $442 to Axel Springer

September 29, 2015 by M&A Today

Founded by a journalist of the same name, Axel Springer is one of the largest European publishing groups. Publisher of Bild and Die Welt in Germany and Fakt in Poland among others, Axel Springer generates annual revenues of around €3Bn (roughly $3.3Bn at…

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Endo Closes on Par Pharma – Stock goes down 10%

September 28, 2015 by M&A Today

As discussed here previously, the FTC approved Endo’s acquisition of Par Pharmaceuticals last Friday, making the $8Bn deal official. The acquisition is aligned with Endo’s strategy and makes a lot of sense in terms of amplifying the company’s product portfolio, presence in…

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Seeing Pet Food valuations, a dog’s life can’t be that bad!

September 28, 2015 by M&A Today

As a kid, I remember considering unfair that my aunt would give a fresh ground beef patty to her dachshund but only a slice of ham to me. And I was her favorite nephew… Believe it or not, from that time, I’ve been paying…

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Endo International gets green light to buy Par Pharmaceuticals with only a couple of tweaks

September 26, 2015 by M&A Today

I love the Pharma space, M&A-wise. It’s a huge market with many players and with a bunch of firms thriving in executing roll-up acquisition strategies. The other reason why I love the Pharma space is for the readily available information in the space….

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Meanwhile, in Lala Land

September 26, 2015 by M&A Today

Now that we’ve talked about alcohol, let’s talk about the other French teens favorite (and US teens too), marijuana. As you most certainly know, certain States in the US have legalized marijuana for medical use, allowing users to move from their street dealers to…

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Mega Mergers – How Much More Can the Beverage Industry Consolidate?

September 26, 2015 by M&A Today

The Times published today a piece saying that they believe AB InBev would have presented London competitor SABMiller an offer for as much as GBP70Bn (USD100Bn+). For those not that into beer, we’re talking about a merger between 2 absolute giants ranking…

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Crowdfunding: Funding Alternative or Sales Channel

September 24, 2015 by M&A Today

Whenever I have time, I love to go to Indiegogo or Kickstarter and take a look at the active campaigns (mostly for tech stuff). In addition to fueling my optimism – seeing so many creative people get somewhere with their ideas –…

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Petco – PetSmart merger rumors: Good or bad for America’s pets?

September 24, 2015 by M&A Today

The rumor has been going on for a while now but, this time, rumor has it that PetSmart and Petco are, once again, officially discussing a possible merger at the parent’s level – Private Equity funds BC Partners on PetSmart’s side and TPG…

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