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A reverse merger, not a bust-avoidance win: Metuchen's $20M tie-up with failed Alzheimer's player Neurotrope produced Petros Pharmaceuticals, a public company built around relaunching the erectile dysfunction drug Stendra, while Neurotrope's neuroscience assets were spun off separately as Synaptogenix.
John Shulman, founder of Juggernaut Capital: "This merger will enable Petros to dramatically accelerate the commercial relaunch of Stendra and build a pipeline…
Petros President and CCO Fady Boctor: "With this merger, Petros will now have the opportunity to advance the commercial distribution of Stendra in the ED space…
signed to create awareness among patients and its partners.
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Neurotrope and Metuchen Pharmaceuticals completed a reverse merger on December 1, 2020, forming Petros Pharmaceuticals, a publicly traded men's health company built around the commercial relaunch of the FDA-approved erectile dysfunction therapy Stendra. The transaction followed the failure of Neurotrope's lead Alzheimer's program and was accompanied by a $21.9 million private offering. Concurrent with the merger, Neurotrope spun off its neuroscience business as an independent company renamed Synaptogenix.
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| Deal | Year | Value | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metuchen Pharmaceuticals / Neurotrope Inc (this deal) | 2020 | $20M | 35 |
| Pfizer Inc. / BioNTech SE | 2020 | $748M | 100 |
| Servier / Agios Pharmaceuticals (oncology) | 2020 | $2.0B | 91 |
| Servier Pharmaceuticals LLC / Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2020 | $2.0B | 91 |
| Novo Nordisk A/S / Emisphere Technologies | 2020 | $1.4B | 90 |
| AstraZeneca PLC / Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2020 | $39.0B | 86 |
| AstraZeneca PLC / Amgen Inc. | 2020 | $2.3B | 84 |
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