Rachats et investissement dans l’univers des monodoses Que ce soit du côté des fournisseurs d’emballages unidoses ou des sous-traitants pharma- ceutiques fabriquant des produits conditionnés en monodose, les rachats d’entreprises vont bon train de même que les investissements. Bien que toutes les formes de ces emballages unitaires ne soient pas logées à la même enseigne. Au moins deux rachats defabricants d’emballagesunidoses européens ont étéeffectués en 2019. La sociétéacquise en février 2019 par le groupeSGH Healthcaring, plasturgiste et spé-cialiste du dispositif médical.pas caché ses intentions lors de sa créa-tion début 2018 sur ses ambitions decroissance externe en vue de devenirl’un des plasturgistes leaders en Europe italienne Lameplast a ainsi rejoint leUne nouvelle technologie du dispositif médical et de l’emballage giron du groupe américain Tekni-Plexpour SGH Healthcaring pharmaceutique. Après les rachats de (p.83) tandis qu’Eskiss Packaging, la Rovipharm et RR Plastiques à l’été société inventrice de l’Unicadose®, a étéLe groupe SGH Healthcaring n’avait2018, c’est au tour d’Eskiss Packaging, Takeovers and investments in the sector of single-dose packaging Whether on the side of unit-dose packaging suppliers or pharmaceutical subcontractors manufacturing products supplied in single-dose packaging, the takeovers and investments are soaring, although not all such unit packaging solutions are facing the same challenges. At least two European manufac-turers of unitdoses packagingwere subject to takeovers in2019. The Italian Lameplastgrowth ambitions and its goal to becomeone of the leading European plastics pro-cessors specialized in medical devices andpharmaceutical packaging. After takingturnover of more than EUR 40 millionin 2019. “Eskiss Packaging was on thelist of our acquisition projects, saysVirginie Delay, marketing director at joined the American group Tekni-Plexover Rovipharm and RR Plastiques in theSGH Healthcaring, because it matches (see the box), while Eskiss Packaging, thesummer of 2018, it is Eskiss Packaging, ain every respect who we are: a company inventorof the Unicadose, was acquired®company based in Auvergne, in the Allierowning an innovative solution in the by SGH Healthcaring, a plastics processordepartment, that has joined the Rhô-food supplements market, where are and medical device expert. ne-Alpes group. If the details of the transac-already present, but where have a mini- tion have remained undisclosed, we knowmum market share. Victor Palusci, the New technology for SGH that Dosapharm, a specialist in Unicadoseowner, was selling because they no lon- Healthcaring filling, is also part of this buyout. Withger had the necessary investment capa- this new configuration, SGH Healthcaringbilities. However, he wanted to ensure When established back in 2018, SGHhas 200 employees, three production faci-the sustainability of his business by Healthcaring did not hide its externallities in France, and is expected to reach abecoming part of a group familiar with January - 2020 / The Pharmaceutical Post 01 79 KCAP