List of largest pharmaceutical mergers and acquisitions
The following tabls list the top-10 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. The largest ever acquisition is the 2015 takeover of Allergan, Plc by Pfizer.
| Rank | Year | Purchaser | Target | Value (in billions USD) | Value (adjusted for inflation) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015 | Pfizer | Allergan, plc | 160.0 | 160 | [1] |
| 2 | 1999 | Pfizer | Warner-Lambert | 90.0 | 128 | [2] |
| 3 | 2000 | Glaxo Wellcome Plc | SmithKline Beecham Plc. | 76.0 | 104 | |
| 4 | 2004 | Sanofi | Aventis | 73.5 | 92 | [3] |
| 5 | 2015 | Actavis | Allergan, Inc | 70.5 | 71 | [4][5][6] |
| 6 | 2009 | Pfizer | Wyeth | 68.0 | 75 | |
| 7 | 2002 | Pfizer | Pharmacia | 64.3 | 85 | [3] |
| 8 | 2009 | Merck & Co. | Schering-Plough | 47.1 | 52 | [7] |
| 9 | 2014 | Medtronic | Covidien | 42.3 | 42 | |
| 10 | 2015 | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries | Actavis | 40.5 | 41 |
See also
References
- ↑ Cynthia Koons,Michelle Cortez (22 November 2015). "Pfizer and Allergan to Combine With Joint Value of $160 Billion". Bloomberg.com.
- ↑ 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".
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