Teva sells 15 generics to satisfy FTC rules ... Impax Laboratories (NASDAQ:IPXL) acquires a group of 15 generic drugs from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE:TEVA) and affiliates of Allergan (NYSE:AGN) for total consideration of $586M. The transaction also includes the return of the rights to the pending abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for a generic version of Johnson & Johnson's (NYSE:JNJ) Concerta (methylphenidate hydrochloride) to Impax.
The deal will be immediately accretive to Impax's earnings. The group generated ~$150M in sales and ~$100M in gross profit in 2015. Per IMS, the U.S. market for the portfolio is ~$3.1B.
Impax will finance the acquisition with cash on hand and $400M in term loans.
Teva divested the products to satisfy U.S. Federal Trade Commission conditions for its planned acquisition of Allergan's generics business.