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Dynamic Healthcare M&A Database - 3Q07



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Acquiring Party    Bayer HealthCare's Consumer Care Division, a global marketer of over-the-counter medications and nutritional supplements.
Transferring Party    The Citracel® line of OTC calcium supplements of Mission Pharmacal Company, a family-owned pharmaceutical company based in Texas.
Sector    OTC/Consumer
Date    August 30, 2007
Analysis
Increases Bayer's OTC market presence in the U.S. and opens up international sales opportunities for extending the brand in other parts of the world. Bayer's other OTC products include Bayer(R) Aspirin, ALEVE(R), Flanax(R)/Apronax(R), Alka-Seltzer (R), Bactine(R), Phillips'(R) Milk of Magnesia, Midol(R), One-A-Day(R) vitamins, and Flintstones(TM) vitamin. Terms not disclosed; Citracel's sales are $54.




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