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Table 2 10 largest global deals with generic targets from 1995 to 2016 a,b,c

From: Merger mania: mergers and acquisitions in the generic drug sector from 1995 to 2016

Target

Acquirer

Announced value (in billions)

Announced date

Completion date

Allergan’s generic drug business

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd

39.56

27 July 2015

2 August 2016

Hospira Inc

Pfizer Inc

16.81

5 February 2015

3 September 2015

Nycomed A/S

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd

13.73

19 May 2011

30 September 2011

Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd

8.83

18 July 2008

23 December 2008

Par Pharmaceutical Holdings Inc

Endo International PLC

8.09

18 May 2015

28 September 2015

IVAX Corp

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd

7.58

25 July 2005

26 January 2006

Merck Generics

Mylan NV

6.62

12 May 2007

2 October 2007

Hexal AG

Novartis AG

5.69

21 February 2005

7 June 2005

Actavis Group HF

Allergan plc

5.61

25 April 2012

31 October 2012

Developed markets branded generics pharmaceuticals

Mylan NV

5.61

14 July 2014

27 February 2015

  1. aData were gathered from Bloomberg L.P. Finance
  2. bIncluded completed deals with a generic target
  3. cFinancial figures are in billions of United States dollars not adjusted for inflation and rounded to two decimal places