BioMarin Pharmaceutical has completed the previously announced agreement to acquire Amicus Therapeutics for $14.50 per share in an all-cash transaction for a total equity value of approximately $4.8 billion. The acquisition will strengthen BioMarin's commercial portfolio, adding two new treatments to the company's existing portfolio of medicines that target lysosomal storage diseases: Galafold® (migalastat), the first oral treatment for Fabry disease, and Pombiliti® (cipaglucosidase alfa-atga) + Opfolda® (miglustat), a two-component therapy for Pompe disease. BioMarin also now has U.S. rights to DMX-200, a potential first-in-class investigational small molecule for the treatment of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), a rare and fatal kidney disease in Phase 3 development.
"The completion of the Amicus acquisition advances BioMarin's strategy to strengthen and diversify our growth profile while furthering our mission to deliver medicines for people living with rare diseases," said Alexander Hardy, President and Chief Executive Officer of BioMarin. "BioMarin's global scale, established commercial infrastructure, and advanced in‑house manufacturing capabilities build on Amicus' legacy and position us to bring Galafold and Pombiliti + Opfolda to more patients around the world."
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