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Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A. / Amryt Pharma plc

2023 · Acquisition/Merger · $1.5B · Complete

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Jan 08, 2023 GlobeNewswire Bullish

Chiesi to acquire Amryt Pharma for $14.50/ADS plus CVR total up to $1.48 billion.

Dec 19, 2023 Amryt Pharma Form 6-K (FY2023) Bullish

Amryt 6-K: CVR Agreement milestones achieved as of 18 December 2023; payment to CVR holders to be made per the CVR Agreement.

Jan 01, 2025 Chiesi FY2024 Results Bullish

Chiesi Global Rare Diseases revenue rose ~41% to EUR 763M in 2024, driven by full integration of Amryt Pharma and new US product launches.

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Chiesi Farmaceutici acquired Amryt Pharma for $14.50 per share (~$1.47 billion), gaining a rare disease portfolio led by Filsuvez (birch triterpenes) for epidermolysis bullosa and Myalept (metreleptin) for lipodystrophy. The deal closed April 6, 2023 and included contingent value rights (~$220M) tied to a U.S. Filsuvez approval. That milestone was achieved: the FDA approved Filsuvez for junctional and dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (patients 6 months and older) on December 19, 2023, triggering the contingent payment and validating the deal thesis. Amryt assets were folded into Chiesi Global Rare Diseases, which reported sharply higher rare disease revenue in 2024 driven by the integration.

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