An Independent Pharmacia Diagnostics Charts an Independent Course

01 Feb 2004

Two private equity firms' acquisition of Pharmacia Diagnostics from Pfizer underscores private equity's growing but still selective interest in European health care and opportunities in a field overlooked by mainstream diagnostics companies, allergy testing. The new owners are paying nearly $600 million in a bet on Pharmacia Diagnostics' long-time management's ability to take advantage of the growth potential of this specialized field.

Private equity firms participate in select sectors of the US health care industry but they haven't invested much in European health care for a variety of reasons—lack of attractive properties, tradition, etc.

Attitudes in Europe are changing, however, as European institutional investors seek to mimic successes of their US counterparts. A recent...

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