Confirmed Control Closed Deal verified ConsumerConsumer HealthConsumer Health / OTC PharmaceuticalsOTC Pharmaceuticals
Merck Consumer Care acquired by Bayer
Bayer acquired Merck Consumer Care, a consumer health / otc pharmaceuticals brand on May 6, 2014. The transaction value is shown as USD 14bn. The current comp implies EV / revenue of 6.5x. Public sources confirm the deal; valuation inputs may include estimates where transaction materials do not disclose the full economics.
Transaction summary
- Target
- Merck Consumer Care
- Acquirer
- Bayer
- Seller
- Merck & Co.
- Announced
- 2014-05-06
- Geography
- -
- Tags
- ConsumerConsumer HealthConsumer Health / OTC PharmaceuticalsOTC Pharmaceuticals
- Type
- Acquisition
- Deal type
- Control
- Stake acquired
- -
- First added
- 2026-06-19
- Latest update
- 2026-06-19
Value and multiples
Price / value
$14B
Consideration | USD
Basis: Public source
EV / revenue
6.5x
unknown
Basis: FundComb estimate
EV / EBITDA
21x
Basis: FundComb estimate
Basis
- USD 14bn consideration is treated as publicly disclosed or derived directly from public source data.
- EV / revenue is shown as 6.5x based on the available comp inputs.
- Revenue and multiple inputs are not fully disclosed in public transaction materials reviewed; treat the multiple as an estimate.
- EV / EBITDA is shown as 21x based on the available comp inputs.
Source summary
No public source summary has been published for this transaction yet.