Paratek Pharmaceuticals Acquires Optinose to Expand Specialty Therapies Portfolio

Gurnet Point Capital and Novo Holdings Acquire Paratek Pharmaceuticals

September 21, 2023

Pharmaceuticals

Gurnet Point Capital and Novo Holdings completed the acquisition of Paratek Pharmaceuticals for $2.15 per share in cash plus a $0.85 CVR tied to NUZYRA sales, in a transaction valued at approximately $462 million including assumed debt. Oaktree provided $175 million of debt financing; following closing Paratek will be taken private and delisted from Nasdaq as the buyers aim to accelerate commercialization of NUZYRA and expand Paratek's anti-infective portfolio.

Pfizer Completes Acquisition of Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.

October 3, 2022

Biotechnology

Pfizer completed its acquisition of Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd., the maker of NURTEC ODT (rimegepant). The all-cash transaction is valued at approximately $11.6 billion and makes Biohaven a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer.

OptimizeRx Acquires EvinceMed Specialty Drug Market Access Platform

March 15, 2022

Healthcare Services

OptimizeRx Corporation acquired the EvinceMed platform and related assets to integrate end-to-end automation for specialty pharmaceutical transactions into its point-of-care network. The purchase expands OptimizeRx’s capabilities for specialty drug prescribing, patient enrollment into manufacturer support programs, and point-of-dispense connectivity to improve patient access and accelerate time-to-therapy.

Innoviva Acquires Entasis Therapeutics

May 23, 2022

Biotechnology

Innoviva agreed to acquire the remaining shares of Entasis Therapeutics it did not already own for $2.20 per share in cash, valuing Entasis equity at about $113 million on a fully diluted basis. Innoviva completed the acquisition in July 2022, making Entasis a wholly owned subsidiary.

Pacira BioSciences Acquires Flexion Therapeutics

October 11, 2021

Pharmaceuticals

Pacira BioSciences agreed to acquire Flexion Therapeutics for $8.50 per share in cash plus one contingent value right (CVR) worth up to $8.00 per share tied to sales and regulatory milestones. The deal adds Flexion's marketed non-opioid OA knee pain therapy ZILRETTA and its clinical-stage pipeline to Pacira's non-opioid pain management portfolio; the transaction was expected to close in Q4 2021 and to be accretive to Pacira's earnings.

Oragenics Acquires Odyssey Health Neurological Drug Assets

January 2, 2024

Pharmaceuticals

Oragenics, Inc. completed the acquisition of Odyssey Health, Inc.'s neurological drug therapy assets, including ONP-002, ONP-001 rights, a proprietary intranasal delivery device and related formulations. Odyssey retained its remaining assets and operations; Michael Redmond (former Odyssey CEO) was named President of Oragenics to oversee integration and advancement of the neurology pipeline as Oragenics prepares for Phase 2 studies of ONP-002.