Alliance Boots Holdings Limited Mergers and Acquisitions


Alliance Boots Holdings Limited

1 Thane Road
Nottingham NG2 3AA
United Kingdom
Tel:44/115/950-6111
URL: http://www.boots-plc.com
Formerly known as:
Alliance Boots Limited
Alliance Boots PLC, Boots Group PLC
Industry:
Retailing Non-Food
Alliance Boots Holdings Limited Company Snapshot

Alliance Boots Holdings Limited Deal Timeline


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Acquisitions > 100 M$ 10 to 100 M$ < 10M$ Stakes Divestitures

Alliance Boots Holdings Limited M&A History


Alliance Boots PLC acquires Depolabo SA Alliance Boots PLC acquires Depolabo SADec 05, 2008

FRANCE - Alliance Boots PLC of the UK, a unit of AB Acquisitions Holdings (AA) AB Acquisitions Ltd subsidiary, acquired Depolabo SA, a Marseille-based provider of pharmaceutical logistics services, from Sagard SAS. Terms were not disclosed. The transaction was subject

Alliance Boots PLC acquires Megapharm GmbH Alliance Boots PLC acquires Megapharm GmbHOct 16, 2008

GERMANY - Alliance Boots PLC, a unit of AB Acquisitions Holdings AB Acquisitions Ltd, and of UK acquired a ##% interest in Megapharm GmbH, a Sankt Augustin-based wholesaler of oncology products. Terms were not disclosed. The transaction was subject to

Alliance Boots PLC acquires a minority stake in Athos Farma SA from ID Participacoes SA Alliance Boots PLC acquires a minority stake in Athos Farma SA from ID Participacoes SAAug 04, 2008

Brazil - Alliance Boots PLC, a unit of the AB Acquisitions Ltd subsidiary of ASP and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co's AB Acquisitions Holdings joint venture, acquired a ##% stake in Athos Farma SA, a wholesaler of pharmaceutical products.

Alliance Boots PLC acquires Central Homecare Ltd from FH Faulding & Co Ltd Alliance Boots PLC acquires Central Homecare Ltd from FH Faulding & Co LtdApr 04, 2008

UK - Alliance Boots PLC, a unit of AB Acquisitions Holdings' AB Acquisitions Ltd subsidiary, acquired Central Homecare Ltd, a London-based provider of home health care services, from Mayne Pharma Ltd, a unit of Hospira Inc.

Alliance Boots PLC acquires Henderson Pharmacy Ltd Alliance Boots PLC acquires Henderson Pharmacy LtdOct 01, 2007

UK - Alliance Boots PLC, a unit of AB Acquisitions Ltd, acquired Henderson Pharmacy Ltd, a Middlesex-based retailer of pharmaceutical products.

Hedef Alliance Holding AS is rumored to be looking for a minority stake in AP Apteka Holding Ltd from Alliance Boots PLC Hedef Alliance Holding AS is rumored to be looking for a minority stake in  AP Apteka Holding Ltd from Alliance Boots PLCAug 10, 2007

RUSSIA - Hedef Alliance Holding AS of Turkey was rumored to be planning to acquire a ##% stake in AP Apteka Holding Ltd, a Moscow-based wholesaler of pharmaceutical products, from Alliance Boots PLC, a unit of AB Acquisitions Holdings' AB

AB Acquisitions Ltd launches a tender offer for Alliance Boots PLC AB Acquisitions Ltd launches a tender offer for Alliance Boots PLCJun 26, 2007

UK - AB Acquisitions Ltd (AA), a unit of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KK) and ASP's AB Acquisitions Holdings, formed by KK and Alliance Boots PLC's (AB) Chairman Stefano Pessina (SP), completed its tender offer (TO) to acquire the

Investor Group withdraws offer for Alliance Boots PLC Investor Group withdraws offer for Alliance Boots PLCApr 20, 2007

UK - An investor group (IG) comprised of Terra Firma Capital Partners Ltd (TF), Wellcome Trust Ltd, and HBOS PLC, withdrew its plans to launch an unsolicited challenging tender offer to acquire the entire ordinary share capital Alliance Boots PLC, a

Rumor dispelled that Celesio AG was planning acquisition of Alliance Boots PLC Rumor dispelled that Celesio AG was planning acquisition of  Alliance Boots PLCApr 02, 2007

UK - Celesio AG of Germany had been rumored to be planning to launch a challenging tender offer to acquire Alliance Boots PLC (AB), a London-based manufacturer and wholesaler of healthcare and consumer products. Previously, Terra Firma Capital Partners Ltd

OTC Direct Ltd acquires Cardinal Health UK 101 Ltd-UK from Cardinal Health Inc OTC Direct Ltd acquires Cardinal Health UK 101 Ltd-UK from Cardinal Health IncSep 22, 2006

UK - OTC Direct Ltd, a unit of Alliance Boots PLC, acquired the short-line pharmaceutical wholesale business of Cardinal Health UK ### Ltd, a wholesaler of pharmaceutical products, a unit of Cardinal Health Inc, for an estimated ## mil British

Boots Group PLC acquires Alliance UniChem PLC from Alliance Boots PLC Boots Group PLC acquires Alliance UniChem PLC from Alliance Boots PLCJul 31, 2006

UK - Boots Group PLC (BG) merged with Alliance UniChem PLC (AU), a Surrey-based wholesaler of pharmaceutical products, via a merger of equals, via scheme of arrangement, in a stock swap transaction valued at #.### bil British pounds ($#

Reit Asset Management acquires Boots-Stores(312) from Alliance Boots PLC Reit Asset Management acquires Boots-Stores(312) from Alliance Boots PLCJul 29, 2005

UK - Reit Asset Management acquired the ### high street stores of Boots Group PLC, a Nottingham-based manufacturer and retailers of drugs, and health aids, for ### mil British pounds ($###.### mil US).

Investor Group acquires Alliance UniChem Farmaceutica from Alliance Boots PLC (pending) Investor Group acquires Alliance UniChem Farmaceutica from Alliance Boots PLC (pending)Jun 06, 2005

PORTUGAL - An investor group, comprised of Associacao Nacional das Farmacias {ANF} and Jose de Mello Saude SGPS SA (JM), agreed to acquire a ##% interest in Alliance UniChem Farmaceutica SA {AU Farma}, a manufacturer of pharmaceuticals, a unit of Alliance

David Ormerod Hearing Centres acquires Boots Hearingcare from Alliance Boots PLC David Ormerod Hearing Centres acquires Boots Hearingcare from Alliance Boots PLCOct 29, 2003

UK - David Ormerod Hearing Centres acquired Boots Hearingcare (BH), an owner and operator of hearing aid centres, from Boots Group PLC. Terms were not disclosed. The transaction included ## BH sites in Meadowhall and Sheffield.

Galenica Holding AG acquires Alloga SA from Alliance Boots PLC (pending) Galenica Holding AG acquires Alloga SA from Alliance Boots PLC (pending)Jul 30, 2003

LUXEMBOURG - Galenica Holding AG (GH) of Switzerland planned to increased its interest to ##% from ##% by acquiring a ##% stake in Alloga SA (AS), a Charlotte-based wholesaler of pharmaceutical products, from Alliance UniChem (AU) PLC. AS is a

Investor Group acquires Halfords Ltd from Alliance Boots PLC through a leveraged buyout Investor Group acquires Halfords Ltd from Alliance Boots PLC through a leveraged buyoutAug 30, 2002

UK - CVC Capital Partners Ltd acquired Halfords Ltd, motoring and bicycle parts retailer, from Boots Co PLC for up to ### mil pounds ($### mil), in a leveraged buyout transaction. The consideration consisted of ### mil pounds ($### mil) in

Alliance Sante Distribution acquires Ouest Repartition (pending) Alliance Sante Distribution acquires Ouest Repartition (pending)Jul 02, 2002

FRANCE - Alliance Sante Distribution, a unit of Allinace UniChem Plc, planned to acquire Ouest Repartition Pharmaceutique (ORP), manufacturer of pharmaceuticals. Terms were not disclosed. Previously in January ####, ORP was placed into administrative receivership and announced that it was seeking

Rumor dispelled that Shareholders was planning acquisition of Halfords Ltd Rumor dispelled that Shareholders was planning acquisition of  Halfords LtdApr 17, 2002

UK - In April ####, Boots Co PLC disclosed its intentions to spin off its Halfords Ltd vehicle parts and bicycle retail subsidiary to shareholders. In July #### Boots instead agreed to sell Halfords to CVC Capital Partners in an institutional

Moss Pharmacy acquires Taylor Pharmacy Moss Pharmacy acquires Taylor PharmacyDec 11, 2001

UK - Moss Pharmacy, the retail division of Alliance Unichem PLC (AU), acquired Taylor Pharmacy, which owns ## pharmacies in the Midlands and South West of England, for ## mil pounds ($## mil), payable in AU loan notes. The deal brings

Alloga SA acquires ESL Logistics BV Alloga SA acquires ESL Logistics BVOct 03, 2001

NETHERLANDS - Alloga of Switzerland, a joint venture company of Alliance Unichem PLC and Galencia Holding AG acquired ESL Logistics BV, Veghel-based logistics company. Terms were not disclosed.

Alliance Boots Holdings Limited M&A Summary


Alliance Boots Holdings Limited has made 65 acquisitions while taking stakes in 6 companies. Alliance Boots Holdings Limited has 26 divestitures during this period.
YearAcquisitionsStakesDivestitures
2009000
2008210
2007101
2006200
2005001
2004000
2003001
2002001
2001510
2000312
1999100
1998512
1997404
1996103
1995300
19941111
19931200
1992300
1991001
1990202
1989202
1988104
1987200
1986410
1985101
Total65626

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