AmerisourceBergen Corporation (NYSE:ABC) (‘AmerisourceBergen‘) signed a definitive agreement to acquire H. D. Smith, LLC for approximately $820 million on November 20, 2017. As per terms, purchase consideration is in cash and AmerisourceBergen plans to fund the transaction through the issuance of new long-term debt. As on November 29, 2017, AmerisourceBergen issued $750 million aggregate principal amount of 3.45% senior notes and $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.30% senior notes in an underwritten registered public offering to fund the acquisition. As on December 4, 2017, AmerisourceBergen closed the senior note offering. The transaction is subject to regulatory review, expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 and other closing conditions and is expected to close in early calendar 2018. The transaction is expected to be slightly accretive to adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) in fiscal year 2018, and to achieve full run-rate synergies and be approximately $0.15 accretive to AmerisourceBergen’s adjusted EPS in fiscal year 2020. Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. acted as financial advisor and Damien R. Zoubek, Keith Hallam, Peter J. Atlee, Christine A. Varney, Kate F. Stamell, David J. Kappos, Nicholas Kypriotakis, J. Leonard Teti II, Richard Bohm, Eric W. Hilfers, Matthew Cantor, Christopher C. Gonnella, Matthew Morreale, Joyce Law, Brian M. Budnick and Aashim Usgaonkar of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP acted as legal advisors to AmerisourceBergen Corporation. Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) acted as financial advisor and Schiff Hardin LLP acted as legal advisor to H. D. Smith, LLC. Jon Hlafter and Jeremy London of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, L.L.P. acted as legal advisor to Citigroup Global Market Inc, financial advisor to AmerisourceBergen Corporation. AmerisourceBergen Corporation (NYSE:ABC) completed the acquisition of H. D. Smith, LLC on January 2, 2018. AmerisourceBergen paid a purchase price of $815 million in cash, subject to a customary working capital adjustment. H.D. Smith became a wholly owned subsidiary of AmerisourceBergen.