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Schering AG / MAP Medical Technologies Oy

2002 · Acquisition/Merger · Complete

WRONG BY 54 POINTS

Schering bought a Finnish radiopharma specialist in 2002 to build out its diagnostics-therapy strategy, then divested it back to management within about two years — and exited the entire radiopharmaceuticals category by 2006, making this a strategy reversal rather than a value-creating deal.

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The coverage arc

Jul 10, 2002 Bionity (German pharma trade press) Bullish

Schering AG acquired all shares of MAP Medical Technologies Oy through its Finnish subsidiary Leiras Oy; MAP was the leading radiopharmaceutical company in…

Aug 01, 2003 Pharmaceutical Executive Bullish

Schering AG's diagnostic/radiopharmaceuticals unit generates 30 percent of the company's revenue; 'We are developing products that use these targeting…

Dec 02, 2019 Curium Pharma Bullish

MAP Medical Technologies Oy, founded in 1991, is an independent Finnish company focused on developing and manufacturing radiopharmaceuticals — Curium has…

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Schering AG, through its Finnish subsidiary Leiras Oy, acquired all outstanding shares of privately held Helsinki radiopharmaceutical company MAP Medical Technologies Oy (announced 10 July 2002), then the leading radiopharmaceutical firm in Finland with cancer and neurodegenerative-disease diagnostic products. The acquisition expanded Schering's diagnostic-imaging/radiopharmaceutical portfolio. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Did it work? Outcome assessment

Schering bought a Finnish radiopharma specialist in 2002 to build out its diagnostics-therapy strategy, then divested it back to management within about two years — and exited the entire radiopharmaceuticals category by 2006, making this a strategy reversal rather than a value-creating deal.

Strategic verdict
Failed to Achieve

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