Immedica to Acquire Marinus

 Immedica Pharma AB (Immedica), a leading global rare disease company, and Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: MRNS), a pharmaceutical company committed to improving the lives of patients with seizure disorders, today announced that they have entered into an agreement and plan of merger under which Immedica has agreed to acquire Marinus, by means of a tender offer and subsequent merger.

The acquisition complements and further strengthens Immedica’s global rare disease business by adding ZTALMY® (ganaxalone) oral suspension, CV, a neuroactive steroid gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-A receptor positive modulator, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in March 2022 for the treatment of seizures associated with cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 (CDKL5) deficiency disorder (CDD) in patients two years of age and older.

Transaction rationale and details in brief:

• Adds global rights to ZTALMY, a commercial-stage rare neurology medicine approved by FDA, the European Commission (EC), the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the National Medicines Product Administration (NMPA) in China with potential for further approvals worldwide.
• Accelerates Immedica’s growth into the North American market, providing an immediate revenue-generating rare disease product and an experienced commercial team upon closing of the transaction.
• Acquisition is expected to accelerate Immedica’s revenue growth, adding a commercial-stage asset in the United States, with the potential for further expansion globally.
• Immedica to commence a cash tender offer to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of Marinus for USD 0.55 per share, corresponding to an implied enterprise value of approximately USD 151 Million.
• Transaction is expected to close in Q1 2025.

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