Alfresa Holdings Corp Purchases Miyazaki Onsendo Shoten

Alfresa Holdings Corp Purchases Miyazaki Onsendo Shoten

Alfresa Holdings Corp. announced that it purchased Miyazaki Onsendo Shoten for an undisclosed price. Alfresa has acquired all outstanding common shares of Miyazaki Onsendo Shoten to make it its wholly owned subsidiary. Houlihan Lokey, Inc. acted as an advisor to Alfresa Holdings. Alfresa Holdings Corp. is a Japan-based holding company primarily engaged in the wholesale of drugs. Alfresa is one of the largest pharmaceutical wholesalers in Japan, with sales of approximately ¥2,586 billion ($23 billion USD) and EBITDA of approximately ¥42 billion ($373 million USD) as of FYE March 2022. Miyazaki Onsendo Shoten was established in 1927 and is headquartered in Nagasaki, Japan. It is a wholesaler... Read More »
DocMJ Acquires Medwell Health and Wellness Centers in Medical Marijuana Deal

DocMJ Acquires Medwell Health and Wellness Centers in Medical Marijuana Deal

DocMJ has acquired Medwell Health and Wellness Centers. The headquarters for DocMJ and Medwell will be in Clearwater, Florida, where DocMJ has operated since 2016. Medwell Health and Wellness Centers will continue to operate under its current brand name, which has been recognized by patients in Massachusetts since 2015. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Medwell Health and Wellness Centers are medical cannabis evaluation clinics serving patients in Massachusetts and Florida. DocMJ is a medical marijuana physician practice that has provided more than 350,000 patient visits. DocMJ serves patients in Florida, Texas and Ohio. According to data captured in the LevinPro HC database, this... Read More »
DocMJ Acquires Medwell Health and Wellness Centers in Medical Marijuana Deal

Ascend Wellness Holdings Acquires Maryland Assets of Devi Holdings

Ascend Wellness Holdings (AWH) has acquired the Maryland assets of Devi Holdings, Inc. Upon closing of the agreement, AWH will acquire 100% of the membership interests of Devi’s Maryland dispensaries and related real property holding companies for $19 million, $12 million of which will be paid in cash, and $7 million, or 5.19 million shares, in Class A common stock. Devi Holdings owns and operates four licensed medical marijuana dispensaries in Aberdeen, Crofton, Ellicott City and Laurel, Maryland, under the names Nature’s Medicines and True Wellness. Ascend Wellness Holdings is a cannabis company with assets in Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Massachusetts, New Jersey and... Read More »
Chiesi Farmaceutici Acquires Amryt Pharma

Chiesi Farmaceutici Acquires Amryt Pharma

Parma, Italy-based Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A. announced its acquisition of Amryt Pharma PLC (NASDAQ: AMYT) for $1.25 billion.  Centerview Partners LLC served as exclusive financial advisor and Dechert LLP was the legal advisor to Chiesi. Moelis & Company LLC served as exclusive financial advisor and Cooley LLP and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP were the legal advisors to Amryt. Amryt Pharma is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and delivering innovative new treatments to help improve the lives of patients with rare and orphan diseases. It was founded in 2015 and is based in Dublin, Ireland. In 2022, the company reported revenue of $220 million.  Chiesi... Read More »
Goldman Sachs Asset Management Acquires Norgine Europe B.V.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management Acquires Norgine Europe B.V.

The private equity business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management has acquired Norgine Europe B.V. The deal is a milestone in Norgine’s history, following more than 110 years of ownership by the Stein family, which will continue to own a significant stake in the company. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Norgine is a European specialty pharmaceutical company that has strived to deliver innovative medicines to patients for more than a century. Its European experience, fully integrated infrastructure and partnership approach allow it to apply solutions to bring patients medicines that they may not otherwise be able to access. Norgine helped 24 million patients around the world in... Read More »
Avenue Therapeutics Acquires Baergic Bio

Avenue Therapeutics Acquires Baergic Bio

Avenue Therapeutics, Inc. acquired Baergic Bio, Inc. in a deal involving two pharmaceutical companies. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in December 2019, Baergic Bio is a clinical-stage company that focuses on the development of a pharmaceutical product for the treatment of neurological disorders. Avenue Therapeutics is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of therapies for the treatment of central nervous system diseases. It is owned by Fortress Biotech, Inc. According to the LevinPro HC database, this was the 86th pharmaceutical deal of 2022. This compares with 42 pharmaceutical transactions that were reported between... Read More »