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A $7.5B cash-and-stock deal that made Teva the world's biggest generics maker overnight, folding in Barr's US ANDA pipeline, PLIVA's European footprint, and branded women's-health assets like Plan B and Seasonique. The consolidation worked operationally, though it fed the serial-acquisition habit that later blew up Teva's balance sheet.
Global generics consolidation succeeded operationally but fed destructive acquisition cycle
Full analysis, sources & comparables →Teva acquired Barr Pharmaceuticals for $7.5B including PLIVA operations.
FTC intervenes in Teva's proposed $8.9 billion acquisition of Barr Pharmaceuticals, requiring the sale of assets in 29 U.S. markets covering 17 generic…
Teva completes the acquisition of Barr Pharmaceuticals in an $8.9 billion deal, with shareholders receiving $39.90 in cash and 0.6272 Teva ADSs per Barr share,…
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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries acquired Barr Pharmaceuticals for $39.90 cash plus 0.6272 Teva ADRs per share (~$7.5 billion equity value plus $1.5 billion assumed debt), gaining Barr's US generics portfolio including first-to-file ANDA positions, PLIVA's European operations, and a growing women's health branded portfolio (Plan B, Seasonique).
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries closes acquisition/merger of Barr Pharmaceuticals for $7.5B, establishing strategic position and initiating integration.
Teva acquired Barr/PLIVA for $7.5B creating global generics leadership but the deal contributed to serial acquisition strategy that later imploded.
| Deal | Year | Value | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. / Barr Pharmaceuticals (this deal) | 2008 | $7.5B | 58 |
| Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. / Auspex Pharmaceuticals | 2015 | $3.5B | 86 |
| Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. / Biogal Pharmaceutical | 1995 | — | 82 |
| Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. / Sicor Inc. | 2003 | $3.4B | 68 |
| Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. / Ivax Corporation | 2006 | $7.4B | 63 |
| Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. / Novopharm Limited | 2000 | $600M | 62 |
| Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. / Ivax Corporation | 2005 | $7.4B | 62 |
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