Confirmed Control Closed Transaction verified ConsumerConsumer HealthConsumer Health / OTC PharmaceuticalsOTC MedicinesPharmaceutical Manufacturing

Viatris OTC business acquired by Cooper Consumer Health

Cooper Consumer Health acquired Viatris OTC business, an Europe consumer health / otc pharmaceuticals brand on Oct 1, 2023. The transaction value is shown as EUR 1.9bn.

Transaction summary

Target
Viatris OTC business
Acquirer
Cooper Consumer Health
Seller
Viatris
Announced
2023-10-01
Geography
Europe
Tags
ConsumerConsumer HealthConsumer Health / OTC PharmaceuticalsOTC MedicinesPharmaceutical Manufacturing
Type
Acquisition
Deal type
Control
Stake acquired
-
First added
2026-06-19
Latest update
2026-07-12

Value and multiples

Price / value

EUR 1.9B

Consideration | EUR

Basis: Public source

Approx. $2.1B USD using FX date 2023-09-29 at 1.0594 EUR/USD.

EV / revenue

-

Period: Undisclosed

Basis: Public source

EV / EBITDA

-

EBITDA basis not stated

Basis: Public source

Basis

  • EUR 1.9bn consideration is treated as publicly disclosed or derived directly from public source data.
  • Metric period: Undisclosed.

Source summary

Viatris Form 8-K — completion of Cooper Consumer Health OTC divestiture

Confirmed

Viatris disclosed up to EUR 1.95 billion cash consideration: EUR 1.85 billion at closing plus up to EUR 100 million contingent consideration.

Open source