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Developing an OTC Business using BD&L Resources
Dan Thomas, Chief Corporate Development Officer, Alliance Pharma
3rd March 2017
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Background to Alliance Pharma
Started in 1998 as a specialty pharma company, using a Buy and Build model
Strong track record of 32 acquisitions in 18 years, building up a portfolio of over
90 products
Sales mainly in Western Europe, but also in 90+ other countries
Balanced portfolio of non-promoted and actively promoted brands
Infrastructure made up of:
Group activities headquartered in UK
Europe - direct presence in UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Ireland
Far East – direct presence in Shanghai for China and Singapore for SE Asia
Other countries via distribution partners
Virtual operating model: manufacturing, warehousing and logistics outsourced
Key therapy areas of interest: dermatology; mother and child; ophthalmology
Sales currently £97.5m (FY2016); c.180 people
No R&D – products sourced from outside organisation
Building the OTC Business – by BD&L
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2006 2012 2016
Sales £17.3m
50 people
30 products
Mostly Rx
Sales £44.9m
70 people
60 products
Sales £97.5m
180 people
90 products
50% Consumer
Marketing
Investment
Buy & Build - acquisitions over past 10 years
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Pavacol D
£0.6m
Buccastem
Timodine
£7.5m
Cambridge
£16.4m
Quinoderm
Ceanel
£1.5m
Rizuderm +
5 Products
£2.4m
Anbesol
Ashton &
Parsons
£2.26m
Opus
£8mLypsyl
£1.9m
Syntometrine
(excl. UK)
£7.5m
Irenat
(Germany)Forceval
China
£1.95m
MacuShield
£5.5 - 11.5m
Antimalarials
£4.2m
32 deals in 18 years
Sinclair
£127.5m
Diclectin UK
£1.5m
Diclectin EU
£1.0m
Sinopharm
£1.4m
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Consumer product deals
Starts with finding the Opportunities
Constant Networking & Relationship Building
Presenting Alliance at face to face meetings
Conferences
Industry associations & licensing clubs
Telephone contact
Agents, brokers, advisors, intermediaries
Direct mailing
Hosting group events, e.g. workshops, training days
Business Insights & Analysis
Sales audits / databases, e.g. IMS, IRI
Targeted searching, corporates and assets
Industry intelligence on deals, e.g. MedTrack,
DataMonitor, MergerMarket, etc
Web, reports, journals, e.g. OTC Bulletin
Government directories, hubs
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OTC Portfolio Deals
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Jun ‘06 $17B Listerine, Nicorette, Sudafed, Zyrtec US
July’ 04 $2.9B Aleve, Bepanthen, Rennie
Oct ‘14 $14.2B Claritin, Coppertone, MiraLAX, Afrin
Nov ‘16 $14B Chapstick, Advil ?
Mar’15 $20B Asset Swap JV
Deal Machine Productivity
Screening
90
First Pass Review
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Final
Offer
Early Evaluation
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Due Diligence
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NBO
17
35
8
5
Numbers are annual averages
Funding &
LegalIntegration
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3 deals
Due Diligence
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NBOs
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First Pass
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90 opportunities
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7
30
3
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DD Team – Risk Review
Project Manager
External SA&O
External
Legal
External
Finance
External
Commercial
External
HR
External
Other
Director AnalystFinance
Manager
DD
Co-ordinator
Commercial SA&O Finance Legal HR
Corp
Dev
Wider
Orgs’n
External
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Target Opportunities
Seeking deals that meet our criteria of:
Dermatology, mother & child, ophthalmology focus therapy areas
Leverage our larger-scale platform
Bedrock: stable sales, limited support costs, limited competition, low risk
Growth: growth possible at economic returns and acceptable marketing risk
Assets or Corporates
Deal-type may be:
Bolt-on acquisitions
Licensing
Transformational deals
Innovative transactions & low-risk development
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Critical Success Factors
Effective scouting
Select the right targets – effective screening, DD
Sound business case - selective re-investment with good economic
justification - right budget, talent and organisational support
Transition planning – effective integration
Market research and audit (unlocking hidden potential)
Marketing planning and execution
Manage the supply chain and compliance
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Opportunities
& Risks
Alliance has a Balanced Portfolio
Bedrock: core portfolio of established products
Non-Promoted
c.50%
Dermatology
Kelocote
Hydromol
Promoted
Mother & Child
Ashton & Parsons
Anbesol
Diclectin
MolluDab
Promoted
Opthalmology
MacuShield
Promoted
Case StudiesAshton & Parsons Infant Powders
Reckitt Benckiser – March 2011
Merger anti-competition deal following SSL International
£0.8m sales at acquisition; £1.9m in 2016
UK rights
Lypsyl
Novartis Consumer Health – Dec 2013
Pre-GSK/Novartis JV deal ‘tidy up’
c.£1.2m sales at acquisition (09/13)
UK and ROI rights
Macushield
MacuVision – Feb 2015
Small corporate. £2.7m sales at acquisition; £5.3m in 2016
UK + Europe, Russia, NZ, Australia, RSA
Kelo-Cote
Sinclair – Dec 2015
Transformational deal
Sales of £7.5m at acquisition; £10.1m in 2016; now our largest consumer brand
Global
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Optimisation
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Commercial & Operations
Talent, Organisation
Promotion
Distribution
Technical
Product
Pricing
•Awareness
•Creative, branding
•Digital
•Web, TV
•Ceuta partnership
•Grocery
•OTIF
•Proactive
•Supply chain pricing
•Packaging
•Variants
•NPD
•New equipment
•New CMO TT
•New formulations
•Deliver Value
•Limited
control cf Rx
but market
thresholds
apply
Ashton & Parsons Infants’ Powders
Indicated for the relief of teething pain and symptoms
associated with teething
Ingredients: Tincture of matricaria (German Chamomile)
Natural/Herbal positioning – Traditional Herbal Remedy (THR)
Suitable from 3 months
Pack Sizes: 20 sachets & 30s
Challenges
Supply security – production machines needed upgrading
Only sold through Boots
Low supply led to erratic selling and reselling patterns online-
highlighted the ongoing product demand
Dossier was pre-THR
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150 Years of Teething
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1867
Originally
developed by
Ashton &
Parsons,
Pharmacy in
London City
Sold to the
Beecham’s
Group Ltd
Acquired by
Reckitt
Benckiser
from SSL
International
Acquired by Alliance from RB
(along with Anbesol), with
knowledge of declining
manufacturing capacity and
investment requirement
1935 20102009
Sales of £1.2m
(1.1m units)
2011
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April 1939
Breathing Life into Medicines
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2012
Alliance invests in new
machinery leading to 6 month
stock out and erratic stock
production until Q1 2014
2014 2015
A&P is re-categorised
as a THR
A&P stock issues: Teetha
takes market share
Alliance launch ‘Back in
Stock’ campaign with
new packaging and
creatives, launch on
social media and
internet advertising
Alliance’s first ever TV
campaign continued to
increase consumer
awareness. ‘Lullaby’
book first produced
A&P Re-established
as No1. Teething
Product in
Pharmacies
New Website launch
Focus on Increasing
distribution in the
Grocery channel –
gained ASDA listing
Develop an exclusive
30s pack for Boots –
1386 stores
A&P wins Silver in
Gentle Parenting
Award
Continued Growth
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2016
Continue to gain
key listings
A&P continues to
gain back market
share from Teetha
as awareness and
distribution
increases
A&P continues to win
key consumer awards
Ongoing work on Dossier to open up
international opportunities
New convenience listings
gained – progressing 10
pack SKU to increase listings
in convenience channel
Boots 30s exclusivity
ends, gain Tesco 30s
listing
2017
Internationalise – once
work on dossier is complete
Website traffic highest
ever with 18k hits –
70% from marketing
activity
Continue to gain
key listings Feb
2017
New Ad campaign
Launched Feb 2017
Ssshhhh!
Key Activities
Increased distribution
Compliance - upgraded to full THR licence
Creative marketing campaign using the brand heritage
Investment in machinery to secure supply
Pricing
Awareness
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Sales Performance
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500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
MA
T £
'000
Ashton & Parsons
MAT Cash Sales
Acquisition March 2011
Lypsyl
The Lypsyl range covers a cosmetic lip balm and a medicated
cold sore gel
Lypsyl brand has been registered in the UK for over a century
with great heritage
Challenges
Was previously the #1 brand until 2003, but had suffered
significant sales and market share decline. At acquisition had
6.7% share in the £42.5m UK lip care market. Major
competitors such as Nivea, Vaseline and Chapstick are active
Several old stick variants and a range of packaging - blister,
hanging card, tower
Sales direct to major grocery retailers and high street - but
under threat of delisting.
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First
produced
in 1891
Originally owned by Vinolia – company
provided soap for use on Titanic & in 1900
received Royal Warrant as soap makers to
Queen Victoria
Vinolia and Lever
Brother receive
Royal Warrant as
soap makers to
King George VI
In 1953, Lypsyl
was used by the
team who first
conquered Everest
Alliance acquired
Lypsyl Dec 2013
1891
Lypsyl
relaunched
with added
sunscreen
Lypsyl - 125 years of lip care
201619531940 20131980
New Improved Formulation
New formulation does not contain preservatives or artificial colours*
Shea Butter -Emollient / Skin
conditioning
Avocado Oil -Skin conditioning
Cocoa Butter –Emollient / Skin
conditioning
Vitamin E –antioxidant
Aloe Vera –moisturising / anti-
inflammatory
Bees Wax - Emollient
SPF15
SPF50
2016
*except Coconut & Almond
Lypsyl New Packaging 2016
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Nominated for Best New OTC Packaging Design
in 2017 - OTC Marketing Awards
Key Activities
New improved formulation
Pack re-design and reformulation
Selection of 7 product variants (3 formerly)
New creative campaign - TV campaign, E-commerce, digital
advertising, website, social adverts
Pricing
Distribution – gained new listing in Tesco for 3 SKUs
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200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
MA
T £
'000
Lypsyl
MAT Cash Sales
Sales Performance
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Acquisition Dec 2013
Evidence-based food supplements for eye health
What is MacuShield?
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Indicated for general eye health in UK
OTX - recommended by ophthalmologists to patients where there is a concern over AMD - based on the wealth of scientific data
Contains 3 carotenoids present in the macula
The UK’s & Ireland’s most recommended eye care supplement - significant growth brand
Challenges
Sub-optimal distribution partner agreements and structure
New SKU EnergEyes had launched January 2015 – no prior investment or strategy
Multiple international markets underperforming
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Key Activities
Re-align distribution model – rationalised commercial partner contracts to increase opportunity in pharmacy and health food channels
Re-allocation of promotional spend to key SKU’s -removal of EnergEyes UK promotional spend
New promotion: Ophthalmology KOL endorsement & DTC
Strengthened research
Focus on international markets
#1 best seller on Amazon in ‘Combination VMS’
#1 value leader in eye health VMS in Boots; awarded ‘Boots Consumer Favourite in Eye Health’ category, 2016
Featured on ‘Trust me I’m a Doctor’
Sales at acquisition Feb 2015 were £2.7m; 2016 sales were £5.3m
• Molluscum contagiosum is a skin infection caused by a
virus (relatively harmless but highly contagious)
• Keratolytic, 5% potassium hydroxide
• How is it spread? It spreads by touching the affected skin
or surface with the virus e.g. towels, bed linen
• Spots can appear on body, arm and legs
• 80% cases children under 15 years of age
• Most common children aged 1 and 5 years old
• Left untreated can take up to 18 months to clear
• Licensing contract inherited through a portfolio
acquisition, unlaunched
What is MolluDab?
A proven treatment for molluscum contagiosum
MolluDab Launch
MolluDab was launched to the UK market
July 2013
Proven treatment, results in 1-5 weeks
Available on prescription in England, Wales,
NI and OTC from pharmacies
Approval for reimbursement at NHS expense
England, Wales and Northern Ireland - NHS
previous practice was to watch and wait
The launch included a new website,
promotional activities to HCPs and
consumers; GP RX system sponsorship
Sub-£0.5m brand, but growing c.15% pa
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What is Kelo-Cote?
Range of 5 SKUs based on patented silicone gel
Normalises collagen production
Indicated for prevention & treatment of hypertrophic & keloid scars
Extensive evidence base; best in class; strong IP
Challenges
No inherited global brand strategy at acquisition
Managing distribution partners in >60 markets
Reaching HCPs across multiple therapy areas, in multiple markets
Maintaining ‘best in class’ position in a fast-moving category
Pricing pressure from cheap local competitive products, esp. Asia
The world’s most proven product to prevent & treat excessive scarring
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