Summary :
Halozyme Therapeutics has announced a formal agreement to acquire all of Antares Pharma’s outstanding shares in a deal worth about $960 million in cash, or $5.60 per share.
Antares is a specialty pharmaceutical company that focuses on creating pharmaceutical products and technology to meet the needs of patients in certain therapeutic areas.
Halozyme plans to fund the deal through cash on hand as well as new debt sources.
Halozyme has agreed to Acquire Antares Pharma for $960 million.
The acquisition will result in the business combination of Halozyme and Antares to create a drug delivery and speciality product company.
Adding commercial products and the current autoinjector expertise of Antares will accelerate Halozyme’s approach to driving durable revenue growth and value creation.
Halozyme plans to build on the capabilities and core platform technology of Antares to drive further long-term revenue prospects with additional intellectual property protections in place for the latter’s technology beyond 2030.
Antares’ suite of Food and Drug Administration-cleared products and partner products leveraging the auto-injector technology was found to be successful commercially.
The boards of directors of Halozyme and Antares have unanimously approved the deal.
Subject to necessary approvals and conditions, the acquisition is anticipated to conclude in the first half of this year.
Halozyme president and CEO Dr Helen Torley said: “The addition of Antares, particularly with its best-in-class auto-injector platform and speciality commercial business, augments Halozyme’s strategy, further strengthens our position as a leading drug delivery company and extends our strategy to include speciality products.
“The acquisition of Antares fits well with our previously discussed strategic priorities and provides substantial financial growth potential and disruptive solutions to significantly improve patient experiences and outcomes for emerging and established therapies.”
About Halozyme
Halozyme Therapeutics is an American biotechnology company that develops novel oncology therapies designed to target the tumor microenvironment and licenses a novel drug delivery technology through corporate partnerships.
The company was founded in 1998 and went public in 2004. Halozyme is headquartered in San Diego, California
Since January 2014, Dr. Helen I. Torley, M.B. Ch. B., M.R.C.P. has been Chief Executive Officer and President of Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. Prior to her role at Halozyme, she was Chief Commercial Officer at Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and also served in senior level management positions at Amgen and Bristol-Myers Squibb. She began her career at Novartis in 1990 and spent 7 years there, with her final role as Vice President of Medical Affairs.