traded as tsx cxr industry pharmaceutical industry founded 2012 headquarters canada key people mark l. thompson president & ceo leith tessy cfo wayne kreppner coo products kapvay zonegran donnatal revenue 122 million 2014 1 website 1 concordia healthcare corp is a publicly traded pharmaceutical company based in canada . the company focuses on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder cancer and asthma . the company was founded in december 2012 2 and has since pursued a corporate strategy of growth through acquisition much like fellow canadian company valeant pharmaceuticals . concordia uses cardinal health as its main distribution chain partner . the company also focuses on acquiring legacy pharmaceutical compounds which are usually off patent . 3 concordia healthcare corp currently comprises three companies concordia pharmaceuticals inc. pinnacle biologics inc. and complete medical homecare inc. 4 contents 1 corporate history 1.1 2013 1.2 2014 1.3 2015 2 references corporate history edit 2013 edit in may the company acquired pediatric products kapvay orapred odt & os from shionogi inc. 5 6 in october the company acquired complete medical homecare 7 then in december the company completed the takeover of mercari acquisition corp. 8 as well as pinnacle biologics inc 9 and began trading on the toronto stock exchange . 2014 edit in january the company completed a five year exclusive distribution deal with lachlan pharma holdings to distribute ulesfia united states . 10 in march the company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the irritable bowel syndrome drug donnatal from revive pharmaceuticals for 200 million and 4 605 833 common shares of company stock . 11 the deal was completed in may . in september the company entered into its first collaboration with orphan canada . 12 in the same month the company announced it would acquire zonegran in the united states and puerto rico for 90 million . 13 2015 edit in march the company announced its largest acquisition to date when it agreed to buy the majority of assets of covis pharma sarl and covis injectables sarl for 1.2 billion in cash . 14 15 concordia acquired eighteen drugs as part of the transaction and anticipated a 50 % increase in earnings per share for the year . 16 companies portal medicine portal in september condordia paid european private equity firm cinven 3.5 billion in cash and shares for uk based global out of patent prescription pharmaceuticals firm amdipharm mercury sometimes abbreviated to amco . the deal would uniquely position the combined company as a leading international pharmaceutical company with extensive geographic reach said concordia chief executive mark thompson . 17 18 2015 year over year revenue growth of 289 million or an increase of 276 per cent year over year adjusted ebitda1 growth of 206 million or an increase of 347 per cent references edit concordia healthcare announces fourth quarter and fiscal 2014 results . concordiarx.com . milestones . concordiarx.com . stefanie batcho lino 7 april 2015 . valeant clone concordia top canada stock as ceo eyes deal . bloomberg.com . overview concordia healthcare corp. . concordiarx.com . http www.shionogi.co.jp en company news 2013 pmrltj0000001q6t att e 130508.pdf concordia acquires several pediatric products from shionogi . pharmamedtechbi.com . complete medical homecare inc. and midwest medical services inc. and global medical direct llc private company information businessweek . businessweek.com . mercari acquisition corp. mercari acquisition corp. announces proposed qualifying transaction with concordia healthcare inc. . newswire.ca . concordia healthcare corp. 24 december 2013 . concordia healthcare corp. announces acquisition of pinnacle biologics inc. . prnewswire.com . concordia healthcare corp. 6 january 2014 . concordia healthcare corp. announces exclusive distribution agreement for ulesfia with lachlan pharma holdings . prnewswire.com . concordia healthcare corp. 20 march 2014 . concordia healthcare announces agreement to acquire donnatal . prnewswire.com . concordia healthcare corp. enters into collaboration agreement with orphan canada . yahoo finance . 2 september 2014 . concordia healthcare corp. concordia healthcare announces agreement to acquire zonegran in the united states and puerto rico . newswire.ca . deveau scott 9 march 2015 . concordia agrees to buy covis health assets for 1.2 billion . bloomberg . mckinnon judy 9 march 2015 . concordia healthcare to buy some assets of covis pharma . the wall street journal . subscription required help . staff 1 april 2015 . concordia buys covis drugs for 1.2 b . genetic engineering & biotechnology news paper . 35 7 10 . concordia agrees to buy amdipharm mercury in 3.5 billion deal ciara linnane marketwatch new york 8 september 2015 . retrieved 19 september 2015 . cinven to sell amco to concordia healthcare corp private equity wire st helier jersey 8 september 2015 . retrieved 19 september 2015 . retrieved 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