Question 1

What does Alere do?

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Alere provides diagnostics and health management solutions for infectious, heart and cancer-related diseases and drug addicts.

Question 2

In what sectors does Alere operate?

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Alere operates in Health Care, Health Diagnostics, Medical, Therapeutics.

Question 3

How many companies has Alere acquired?

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Alere has made 13 acquisitions between 2001-2013, with a total disclosed deal value of $641.4M.

Question 4

How many acquisitions does Alere make in a year?

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Over the last 5 years, Alere has made about 1 acquisitions per year.

Question 5

What companies are owned by Alere?

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Companies acquired by Alere include Epocal, eScreen, Arriva Medical, RMD Networks, Free & Clear, Redwood Toxicology Laboratory, Biosite Incorporated, Quality Assured Services, and 5 more.

Question 6

What are Alere's major acquisitions?

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Alere's largest acquisitions include Cholestech ($326.3M, 2007), Unipath ($150.0M, 2001), Redwood Toxicology Laboratory ($99.0M, 2007), Instant Technologies ($43.7M, 2007).

Question 7

What is Alere's largest acquisition?

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Alere's largest disclosed acquisition is Cholestech for $326.3M (2007).

Question 8

What was Alere's first acquisition?

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Alere's first recorded acquisition was Unipath in 2001 for $150.0M.

Question 9

What was Alere's most recent acquisition?

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Alere's most recent acquisition is Epocal, announced February 2013.

Question 10

What is the average deal size for Alere acquisitions?

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The average disclosed deal size for Alere acquisitions is $128.3M.

Question 11

What is the median deal size for Alere acquisitions?

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The median disclosed deal size for Alere acquisitions is $99.0M. The median is often lower than the average because a few very large deals pull the average up.

Question 12

How much has Alere spent on acquisitions?

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Alere has spent at least $641.4M across its disclosed acquisitions (of 13 total deals; some prices are undisclosed).

Question 13

Which sector has Alere spent the most on?

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Alere has committed the most disclosed capital to Health Care companies — about $491.4M across its deals in that sector.

Question 14

What sectors does Alere usually acquire in?

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Alere most frequently acquires companies in Health Care, Health Diagnostics, Medical.

Question 15

In which sector has Alere made the most acquisitions?

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Alere has made the most acquisitions in the Health Care sector.

Question 16

In which year did Alere make the most acquisitions?

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Alere made the most acquisitions in 2007, with 5 deals.

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