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Dynamic Healthcare M&A Database - 4Q05



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Acquiring Party    Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a subsidiary of Barr Pharmaceuticals (BRL) and a provider of generic and proprietary pharmaceuticals.
Transferring Party    FEI Womens' Health, LLC, a provider of the IUD devices.
Sector    Medical Devices
Date    November 10, 2005
Analysis
Expands Duramed's presence and commitment beyond oral contraception and into the non-hormone contraceptive marketplace. FEI owns the New Drug Application (NDA) for the ParaGard® T 380A (Intrauterine Copper Contraceptive) IUD which is the only contraceptive approved for 10 years of continuous use and is more than 99% effective at preventing pregnancy. Deal value: $281.5 million. FEI's 50-person sales force will be integrated with Duramed's, making a total of more than 100 salespersons.




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