Searchlight Pharma Inc. to Acquire Miravo Healthcare (Nuvo Pharmaceuticals d/b/a Miravo Healthcare)

Apotex Acquires Searchlight Pharma

April 2, 2024

Pharmaceuticals

Apotex Inc. has completed the acquisition of Montreal-based Searchlight Pharma Inc., integrating Searchlight as Apotex's Specialty Pharma Division to expand its branded and specialty pharmaceutical capabilities. The deal adds Searchlight's portfolio of more than 60 products across women's health, dermatology, allergy, pain management and hospital specialty markets, and strengthens Apotex's commercial footprint in Quebec and across the Americas.

Citrus Health Group and NaviMed Capital Acquire Mirador Global, LLC

September 9, 2024

Healthcare Services

Citrus Health Group, together with investor NaviMed Capital, acquired Mirador Global, LLC, a Kennett Square–based commercialization and market access consulting firm. The deal brings Mirador’s launch planning, market access, and commercial strategy expertise into Citrus’s service offering; founder Chuck Peipher will join Citrus’s executive leadership as Chief Strategy Officer while remaining CEO of Mirador Global.

Sunshine Biopharma Inc. Acquires Nora Pharma Inc.

October 20, 2022

Pharmaceuticals

Sunshine Biopharma Inc. has completed the acquisition of all outstanding shares of Nora Pharma Inc., making Nora Pharma a wholly owned subsidiary. The deal (C$30.0 million) expands Sunshine’s business into generic prescription drugs, over‑the‑counter products and biosimilars and adds approximately $10.7 million in revenue and 36 employees based in the Greater Montreal area.

MediPharm Labs Corp. Acquires VIVO Cannabis Inc.

April 1, 2023

Pharmaceuticals

Effective April 1, 2023, MediPharm Labs Corp. completed an all-equity arrangement to acquire all outstanding shares of VIVO Cannabis Inc., making VIVO a wholly-owned subsidiary. Under the arrangement, former VIVO shareholders received 0.2910 MediPharm common shares per VIVO share and MediPharm issued approximately 107,930,964 shares as consideration; VIVO shares are expected to be delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Arcadia Consumer Healthcare (Bansk Group-backed) Acquires Avrio Health Assets

June 5, 2023

Consumer Products

Arcadia Consumer Healthcare, a Bansk Group-backed consumer healthcare platform, has acquired substantially all of the assets of Avrio Health L.P., adding brands including Betadine, Colace, Senokot and SlowMag to its portfolio. The transaction is intended to expand Arcadia's product offerings and leverage its omni-channel distribution and retail relationships to drive growth.

Navitus Health Solutions Acquires EpiphanyRx; Lumicera Purchases Quality Drug Clinical Care

July 19, 2021

Healthcare Services

Navitus Health Solutions has acquired EpiphanyRx to broaden its PBM capabilities and mid-market employer reach. Its specialty pharmacy arm, Lumicera Health Services, also acquired Quality Drug Clinical Care in Irvine, California to expand Lumicera's specialty pharmacy footprint and HIV clinical services in the western United States.