MidEuropa Acquires Controlling Stake in FAMAR
October 17, 2024
MidEuropa has acquired a controlling stake in FAMAR, a European contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO), from ECM Partners and Metric Capital Partners, with current shareholders and management reinvesting alongside MidEuropa. FAMAR employs around 1,900 people across six manufacturing sites and two R&D centres in southern Europe and will use MidEuropa's backing to support further growth and capability expansion in pharmaceutical manufacturing and R&D.
- Buyers
- MidEuropa
- Targets
- FAMAR
- Sellers
- ECM Partners, Metric Capital Partners
- Industry
- Pharmaceuticals
- Location
- Greece
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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