Sunday, 25 August 2013

Neuca pharma to buy ACP Pharma for PLN 432 mln; sell retail wing for PLN 229 mln

Listed pharmaceutical distributor Neuca signed preliminary deals to buy ACP Pharma for PLN 432 mln from Mediq International, then sell off the retail segment of the firm to private equity firm Penta Investments for PLN 228.7 mln, Neuca said in a market filing.


The deal is subject to regulatory approvals which are to be secured by end-January 2014, the filing reads.
Penta Investments will offer Neuca financing for the retail part of ACP Pharma that Penta will acquire, then take over the 250 pharmacies operating under the Mediq brand, Neuca said. Following the transactions Neuca will have no retail operations, the filing showed.
The final price for ACP Pharma adjusted for the sale of its retail business will measure PLN 203.3 mln. The final price includes PLN 48.2 mln in net cash in the wholesale segment at end-2012, Neuca noted.
The wholesale part of ACP Pharma is at present the fourth-largest pharmaceuticals distributor in the country with a 7% share in the wholesale market in 2012, Neuca said in the press statement.

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