IMS Health will be bought by TPG, CPP (Dealscape

Healthcare consultant and data provider IMS Health Inc. announced Thursday that it would be acquired by TPG Capital and CPP Investment Board in a transaction valued at $5.2 billion.

Norwalk, Conn.-based IMS announced last month it was exploring strategic options. The company compiles and stores data on prescription drug sales in more than 100 countries, reporting $2.3 billion in 2008 sales.

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NOT A SUBSCRIBER? IMS Health will be bought by TPG, CPP Posted on November 5, 2009 2:00 PM Healthcare consultant and data provider IMS Health Inc. announced Thursday that it would be acquired by TPG Capital and CPP Investment Board in a transaction valued at $5.2 billion. Norwalk, Conn.-based IMS announced last month it was exploring strategic options. The company compiles and stores data on prescription drug sales in more than 100 countries, reporting $2.3 billion in 2008 sales. This is a free content preview. Subscribers enjoy access to all stories in full as well as second-to-none market intelligence. Dig deeper, with Pipeline. 132 in-depth transaction records for TPG 112 articles related to IMS Health Inc. 103 in-depth reports of PE deals in the Healthcare sector 44 articles related to CPP Investment Board 10 years of news and analysis archives from the voice of The Deal Economy Most searched keywords Skadden Arps Amusement parks Deb Shops Windstream Corp. Diedrich Coffee Hanna Andersson Tween Brands Entertainment Lazard Lyondell Chemical		EXISTING USERS Username Password Forget your password? Missing a product?

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