M&A Deal Summary

H. Lundbeck Acquires Chelsea Therapeutics International

On June 24, 2014, H. Lundbeck acquired life science company Chelsea Therapeutics International for 658M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is H. Lundbeck’s 2nd transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is H. Lundbeck’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is H. Lundbeck’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is H. Lundbeck’s 1st transaction in North Carolina.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-06-24
Target Chelsea Therapeutics International
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) H. Lundbeck
Deal Type Going Private
Deal Value 658M USD
Advisor(s) Moelis & Co.
Deutsche Bank Corporate & Investment Banking
Torreya Partners (Financial)
Morgan Lewis (Legal)

Target

Chelsea Therapeutics International

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Chelsea Therapeutics International, Ltd., a development stage pharmaceutical company, focuses on the acquisition, development, and commercialization of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of various human diseases.

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Buyer

H. Lundbeck

Valby, Denmark

Category Company
Founded 1915
Sector Healthcare Services
Employees5,681
Revenue 19.9B DKK (2023)
DESCRIPTION

H. Lundbeck A/S is an international pharmaceutical company engaged inthe research and development, production, marketing and sale of pharmaceuticals for the treatment of psychiatric and neurological disorders. H. Lundbeck was founded in 1915 and is based in Valby, Denmark.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 6
Sector (Life Science) 2 of 6
Type (Going Private) 1 of 1
State (North Carolina) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 5
Year (2014) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-01-21 Lundbeck - Portfolio Of Products

United States

Lundbeck - Portfolio Of Products include Panhematin (haemin for injection) for the amelioration of recurrent attacks of acute intermittent porphyria. Other important drugs are NeoProfen (ibuprofen lysine injection) and Indocin I.V. (indomethacin injection), indicated to close a clinically significant patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in premature infants, and Cosmegen® (dactinomycin for injection) used mainly in the treatment of three rare cancers.

Sell $100M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-03-16 Prexton Therapeutics BV

Kloosterstraat 9, Netherlands

Prexton Therapeutics BV is a biopharmaceutical company, One of the major objectives of research into new treatments for Parkinson’s disease is to find alternatives to the stimulation of the dopaminergic system through L-DOPA and dopamine agonists with the adverse effects linked to their long-term use. One target that is now receiving much attention from the scientific community is the metabotropic glutamate receptor mGluR4. Some academic groups have demonstrated that novel mGluR4 positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) could – if not reverse – at least stop the progress of the disease.

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