Transformational acquisition

Transformational acquisition is an acquisition of a company or a division of it with the aim to jointly establish a new business model or to enrich the offer for its customers by different expertise and new solutions. This may be different production technologies or new capacity.^[1]

This definition is used in recent years only, but a significant number of mergers & acquisitions allocate their transaction to this type.^[2][3][4][5]

List of examples for Transformational Acquisitions

Year	Purchaser	Purchased	Transaction value
1999	Vodafone Airtouch PLC[6]	Mannesmann	220 bill. US$
1996	Novartis	Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz	30 bill. US$
2014	MMG[7]	Las Bambas	5.85 bill. US$
2015	Clinigen Group[8]	IDIS Pharma	225 mill. £
2015	Electrovaya	Evonik Litarion	not published

See also

• Mergers and acquisitions
• Takeover
• Management control
• Management due diligence
• Merger integration
• Successor company