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Dynamic Healthcare M&A Database - 1Q05



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Acquiring Party    Medco Health Solutions, Inc., a major pharmacy benefits manager.
Transferring Party    Accredo Health, Inc., a distributor of specialty drugs and services.
Sector    Distribution
Date    January 23, 2005
Analysis
Adds specialty drug distribution to Medco, which was spun off from Merck in 2003. Accredo's revenues for 2004 where $1.7 billion. Deal value about $2.2 billion. Combined company expected to generate more than $4 billion in specialty drug revenue.




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