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Merck KGaA (consumer health business) to The Procter & Gamble Company

Consumer Health/Apr 2018
EV / LTM EBITDA
19.5x
EV / LTM Sales
-
Enterprise Value
$4.2B
Primary Source
Canaccord Genuity

Comparable Transactions

Consumer Health transactions announced in the five years to April 2018. 11 with a disclosed multiple.

DateTargetAcquirorEnterprise ValueEV/SalesEV/EBITDAType
May 2017Nutraceutical International Corp.HGGC LLC--9.2xStrategic
Aug 2016Vitaco Holdings LimitedInvestors Group Inc.--14.7xFinancial
Sep 2015Swisse Wellness Pty Ltd.Biostime Healthy Australia Pty Ltd.$1.2B-10.2xStrategic
Jun 2015VegaThe WhiteWave Foods Company, WhiteWave Foods--30.5xStrategic
Jun 2014Healthy Directions, LLCHelen of Troy Limited--8.0xStrategic
Jun 2014CytoSport Holdings, Inc.Hormel, Hormel Foods Corporation--15.0xStrategic
May 2014Merck Consumer CareBayer AG--21.0xStrategic
Jan 2014Jamieson Laboratories Ltd.CCMP Capital Advisors, LP--10.0xFinancial
Dec 2013Dymatize Enterprises, LLCPost-2.0x14.6xStrategic
Nov 2013Atrium Innovations Inc.Permira Advisers Ltd.$1.0B-10.8xFinancial
Aug 2013Premier Nutrition CorporationPost Holdings, Inc.--11.3xStrategic
Mean-14.1x
Median-11.3x

All Observations

Source-specific multiples and notes for this transaction.

CompPrimary?Source TypeSourceSource AdvisorSource YearEV (USD)EV/SalesEV/EBITDAEV/Fwd EBITDANoteCitation
Primaryfairness opinionTHRN FOCanaccord Genuity2023$4.2B-19.5x--Open