Provepharm Life Solutions has announced its acquisition of Apollo Pharmaceuticals USA, a company that specializes in the commercialization of sterile injectable products for hospital use. The business activities of Apollo Pharmaceuticals USA will be merged with those of the American subsidiary of the group, located in Pennsylvania, USA. The financial terms of the deal will not be disclosed.
Provepharm's purchase enables it to strengthen its position in the US market, particularly through the expansion of its product range, initially by integrating Apollo’s four registered products. This deal will also allow the group to streamline its commercial activity with hospitals and successfully launch its pipeline products. Positioning Provepharm Life Solutions closer to the end user will make it possible to better adapt its products and services to customers’ expectations.
The sales generated from the deal will allow the group to continue developing its portfolio, focused on hospital products in need of revitalization, through internal growth and external acquisitions. The global market for hospital sterile injectable products is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7% by 2024.
Apollo Pharmaceuticals USA is a family-owned pharmaceutical company with expertise in the development, manufacture and distribution of sterile injectable products.
“We are delighted with this deal, which is in line with our Horizon 2025 strategy. This approach will be a catalyst for growth, enabling us to achieve our objectives in the United States more quickly,” said Michel Feraud, CEO of Provepharm Life Solutions. “We confirm our intention to develop internationally.”
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“Apollo Pharmaceuticals is an ideal platform for our commercial deployment in the United States,” said Christian Neumann, President of Provepharm Inc. “This buyout will enable us to increase our direct sales and to continue to develop our commercial activity in this country.”
Apollo Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. will be integrated into Provepharm Life Solutions. New recruitment is planned, starting in the first quarter of 2021, in order to strengthen the teams at both the French and US sites.
“We are pleased with the acquisition of Apollo Pharmaceuticals USA by Provepharm,” said Samir Acharya, President of Apollo and SteriMax. “Provepharm has a clear vision for the US, which includes continuing the growth of the acquired products and seeing the pipeline to fruition. We are proud of what we have built and know that our team members, global partners and customers will be in good hands under Provepharm’s leadership. This transaction allows us to focus our strategic efforts on Canada, where Sterimax is one of the largest and fastest growing sterile injectable companies.”