Hikma Gets FTC Nod For Custopharm Deal – But With Strings Attached

Acquisition Moves Closer To Completion, But Combining Firms Must Lose A Product

Hikma has moved closer to completing a deal worth more than $400m to acquire Custopharm, which promises to bolster its US injectables business. However, the FTC’s approval of the transaction comes with conditions.

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The FTC has required the transfer of one Custopharm product • Source: Andriy Blokhin / Alamy Stock Photo

Hikma is on the verge of closing a major deal that will see it bolster its already sizable US injectables business by acquiring Custopharm from Water Street Healthcare Partners in a deal worth up to $425m, after receiving preliminary approval from the US Federal Trade Commission for the transaction.

However, as a condition of deal approval, the FTC will require Water Street to “retain and transfer Custopharm’s assets related...

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