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Transformational acquisition

Transformational acquisition is an acquisition of a company or a division of it with the aim to jointly establish a new business model or to enrich the offer for its customers by different expertise and new solutions. This may be different production technologies or new capacity.

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Transformational acquisition is an acquisition of a company or a division of it with the aim to jointly establish a new business model or to enrich the offer for its customers by different expertise and new solutions. This may be different production technologies or new capacity.1

This definition is used in recent years only, but a significant number of mergers & acquisitions allocate their transaction to this type.2345

List of examples for Transformational Acquisitions

Year Purchaser Purchased Transaction value
1999 Vodafone Airtouch PLC6 Mannesmann 220 bill. US$
1996 Novartis Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz 30 bill. US$
2014 MMG7 Las Bambas 5.85 bill. US$
2015 Clinigen Group8 IDIS Pharma 225 mill. £
2015 Electrovaya Evonik Litarion not published
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References

References

  1. McKinsey & Company, Insights & Publications, 2010: The five types of successful acquisitions
  2. Globalnewswire, April 2015: Electrovaya Completes Transformational Acquisition of Evonik-Litarion
  3. value and opportunity, July 2012: Red flags for investments: “Transformational” acquisitions
  4. Beyondthedeal.net, Nov. 2012: Carrying out a successful Transformational Acquisition and Integration
  5. strategy-business.com, May 2014: Deals That Transform Companies
  6. "Mannesmann to accept bid - February 3, 2000". CNN. February 3, 2000. Archived from the original on February 10, 2002.
  7. Bloomberg, July 2014: Las Bambas Transformational Acquisition
  8. Insidermedia, April 2015: Clinigen completes "transformational" acquisition