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On October 21, 2015, Western Digital () announced its $19Bn acquisition of SanDisk (). Although not having any particular interest in the sector or the stocks, I’ve been following WDC’s stock from time to time out of curiosity. Given today’s ever-growing interest for…
What to do when your home market is saturated, stagnating or, worse, declining? In many cases, the answer is: Enter other markets. Traditionally, North American and Western European companies have favored developed markets in their international expansion. After all, many will tell you,…
There’s a lot of hype about deal making… as in finding a target and negotiating a transaction to a successful closing. Unfortunately, more often than not, that’s where the project will end in the mind of an inexperienced Buyer… and, therefore, that’s also…
Businesses follow a general growth trend but, much like people, each company is unique and follows its own trajectory. Some grow large, others remain small, some die young while others live over centuries. Again, much like people, a few have long and happy…
Teva Pharmaceuticals () is no less than the world’s #1 drug company in the Generics segment. For those who still wonder, Generics, in short, are drugs made by plants others than those having developed – and patented – the active ingredient. New…
Recently, as a sell-side advisor, I met with advisors of a buyer, hired after a non-binding offer had been signed. They had reviewed all documents shared in the data room and had had a rather extensive brief from their client as to what…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….