PERRIGO COMPLETES THE ACQUISITION OF HRA PHARMA
Perrigo Company plc (NYSE: PRGO) announced the completion of its acquisition of Héra SAS for €1.8 billion (approximately $1.9 billion) in cash on April 29, 2022. This strategic move is intended to enhance Perrigo's position in the consumer self-care market. CEO Murray Kessler highlighted that the acquisition aligns with the company's transformation plan, aiming for improved sales, earnings growth, and margin enhancement. The integration of HRA is set to expand Perrigo's geographic reach and drive innovation in self-care products.
- Acquisition of HRA SAS for €1.8 billion enhances market position.
- Expected improvements in sales and earnings growth.
- Aims to enhance profit margins and drive product innovation.
- Integration challenges may arise post-acquisition.
- Potential for higher than anticipated costs associated with integration.
- Risks related to achieving expected synergies from the acquisition.
DUBLIN, May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Perrigo Company plc (NYSE: PRGO), a leading provider of Consumer Self-Care Products, today announced that on April 29, 2022 it completed the previously announced acquisition of Héra SAS ("HRA") for
Perrigo President and CEO, Murray S. Kessler commented, "We are excited to close this acquisition and welcome the talented HRA team to the Perrigo family. Completing this transaction marks the culmination of our three-year transformation plan that has returned Perrigo to its self-care roots. The addition of HRA advances Perrigo's vision of making lives better with quality affordable self-care products that consumers trust everywhere they are sold. It also accelerates our sales and earnings growth and is expected to enhance our margins. Our global businesses are now more intertwined and unified than ever before as we focus on expanding our geographic reach, driving category penetration and delivering new product innovation that leverages our consumer-centric mindset."
About Perrigo
Perrigo Company plc (NYSE: PRGO) is a leading provider of Consumer Self-Care Products and over-the-counter (OTC) health and wellness solutions that enhance individual well-being by empowering consumers to proactively prevent or treat conditions that can be self-managed. Led by its consumer self-care strategy, Perrigo is the largest store brand OTC player in the U.S. in the categories in which it competes through more than 9,000 SKUs under customer 'own brand' labels. Additionally, Perrigo is a Top 10 OTC company by revenue in Europe, where it markets more than 200 branded OTC products throughout 28 countries. Visit Perrigo online at www.perrigo.com.
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