BD to acquire Parata Systems
BD, a leading global medical technology company, and Frazier Healthcare Partners, a leading private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare sector, announced a definitive agreement for BD to acquire Parata Systems for $1.525 billion.
Parata's portfolio of innovative pharmacy automation solutions powers a growing network of pharmacies to reduce costs, enhance patient safety and improve the patient experience.
Significant macro trends such as clinician shortages, wage inflation, centralization of pharmacy services and increased clinical demands on pharmacists are driving the demand for intelligent workflow solutions. Through the use of automation and advanced software, pharmacists can focus more of their time on higher value clinical work and patient interactions to help improve medication adherence, medication safety and patient outcomes, the company said.
The transaction will be complementary to BD's solutions in medication management with a new set of technologies across the care continuum, including acute care health systems, retail pharmacies, long-term care and home settings.
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Parata provides BD access to a new $600 million pharmacy automation market segment that is expected to grow approximately 10% annually to $1.5 billion in the United States alone over 10 years. Together with BD, the company said it expects Parata's solutions to outpace market growth through BD's commercial footprint, global scale and innovation capabilities.
"Parata expands BD's solutions to a new area of the high-growth pharmacy automation space and is a prime example of BD executing our disciplined M&A strategy," said Tom Polen, chairman, CEO and president of BD. "Parata has a highly attractive financial profile and compelling value proposition that meets all of our rigorous investment criteria on growth, profitability and returns. With the addition of Parata, BD further advances our 2025 growth strategy around smart, connected care and enabling new care settings. We look forward to welcoming the talented Parata team to BD."
The $1.525 billion all-cash transaction is expected to close by the end of the first half of BD's fiscal year 2023.
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"BD and Parata share a common purpose with closely aligned cultures," said Rob Kill, CEO of Parata. "We are very proud of the company the team has built at Parata over the past 21 years and feel BD is a great home for our company, innovative solutions and technology, and Parata's team members. The combination with BD will further advance our purpose of powering pharmacies to help people lead healthier lives."
Parata's revenue for the last 12-month period, ending March 31, 2022, was approximately $220 million. The transaction is expected to be immediately accretive to revenue growth, adjusted operating margin and adjusted earnings per share, and exceed BD's 2025 sales growth and margin targets, enhancing the company's ability to achieve its long-range targeted growth profile. The impact associated with transaction diligence costs will be managed within BD's current fiscal 2022 guidance range.