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Pharma manufacturing plant Europe wanted

Company to buy

• Size: medium to large-sized business
• Revenue: 10 - 30MEUR
• Location of the pharmaceutical target company: Europe
• Reason for acquisition: The management wants to expand presence in manufacturing
• #CFIE PHB001

Overview of the pharma manufacturing plant wanted

A large global pharmaceutical company specialized in fine chemicals development and manufacturing is looking for expansion by acquisition of a manufacturing plant in Europe. The company is looking either for a fill-finish manufacturing plant, or a fine chemicals API/HPAPI manufacturing plant. The buyer has a global presence and is looking for targets in all of the countries of EU. 

Profile (strategy) of the pharma manufacturing plant buyer

The buyer is an international pharmaceutical company operating in life sciences industry. The company is reaching an annual turnover of more than 150M EUR and employs 500+ employees. The company has a truly international reach, operating on two continents. The industry sector in which it is specialized includes: 

• pharmaceutical chemistry,  
  
• cosmetic ingredients, 
  
• sustainable chemistry, 
  
• demanding chemistry, 
  
• high-pressure chemistry,
  
• polymer chemistry.
  

The company operates multiple R&D labs in Europe and the U.S. and with its innovation, it is able to build strong diversification in multiple industries such as personal care, agricultural and fine chemicals.

The buyer’s main activities include:

• Process development
  
• Blends and formulations
  
• Custom manufacturing
  
• Proprietary syntheses of active ingredients
  
• Proprietary building blocks

Activities and products of the target pharma manufacturing plant 

The target company should be preferably a manufacturing plant. The buyer looks for manufacturers of drug products, finished goods (DP/FG) or fine chemicals manufacturing plant.

The DP/FG manufacturer should be a company which is capable of handling in contained environment HPAPI (High Potent Active Product Ingredient) and API. It would be ideal if the target worked with oncological products. The company should be also able to produce compound sterile mixes (including biologics) and have lyophilization capacity. 

Activities of the DP/FG target manufacturer:

• compound sterile mixes (including biologics);
  
• formulation & drug product analytical development;
  
• process development and scale-up; 
  
• stability studies;
  
• clinical (early phases, Phases 1 to 3) & commercial supplies.

The target company must operate under cGMP conditions and be inspected by US FDA, EMA. Skilled human resources and space to expand is an advantage and will be considered.

Also, the ideal target would have following abilities (not required, but nice to have):

• Compounding of SDF with HPAPI/API (capsules, tablets…)
  
• Filling into cartridges
  
• Filling into multi-chambers bag
  
• Inspected by PMDA 
  
• Package into primary packaging for SDF 
  
• Package into Secondary and Tertiary packaging to be shipped
  
• Manage Serialization during secondary packaging
  

The buyer is also looking for potential targets in the fine chemicals manufacturing industry. The target should be able to mainly to manufacture Pharma API under cGMP conditions and have all necessary accreditations like EMA and FDA. The preferred volume of the production of the target should be more than 100 cubic meters. The target plant should ideally be a non-specific and flexible, agile workshop.

Highlights of the Ppharma manufacturing plant in Europe wanted

• A buyer is a pharmaceutical group of more than 5 companies active in multiple industry sectors
• The buyer is a large company with over 150M turnover and extensive funds for potential acquisition
• The target should be a DP/FG manufacturer or a fine chemicals manufacturer

Information about this buyer of pharma company

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