Exhibit 99.1
Amryt Pharma to Acquire Chiasma, Inc. to Further Strengthen Global Leadership in Rare and Orphan Diseases
- Combined business will have three approved commercial products, lomitapide (Lojuxta®/Juxtapid®), metreleptin (Myalept®/ Myalepta®), octreotide (MYCAPSSA®) and a robust clinical pipeline
- Lead pipeline product Oleogel-S10*(Filsuvez®) under regulatory review in the US and EU
- Deal expected to pave a path to a combined potential $1BN peak revenue for Amryt
- The acquisition is expected to deliver estimated annual cost synergies of approximately $50M and be revenue and EBITDA accretive and cash generative in the first full calendar year of combined operations and substantially accretive thereafter
- MYCAPSSA® is the first and only oral somatostatin analog (“SSA”) approved for appropriate patients with acromegaly in a global market estimated at approximately $800M with the potential to expand into the neuroendocrine tumor (“NET”) market estimated at approximately $1.9BN globally and has a confirmed modified 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway in the US
- Acquisition leverages Amryt’s proven commercial execution ability, global infrastructure and integration capabilities to accelerate MYCAPSSA® launch in the US and international markets
- All stock transaction with Amryt shareholders to own approximately 60% and Chiasma shareholders approximately 40% of the combined entity with voting agreements received from lead shareholders of both businesses—Athyrium Capital Management LP, Highbridge Capital Management and MPM Capital
Conference call and webcast for analysts and investors today at 0830 EDT (1330 BST)
DUBLIN, Ireland, and Boston MA, May 5, 2021, Amryt (Nasdaq: AMYT, AIM: AMYT), a global, commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to acquiring, developing and commercializing novel treatments for rare diseases, today announces that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Chiasma, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHMA) in an all-stock combination. The combined company will be a global leader in rare and orphan diseases with three on-market commercial products, a global commercial and operational footprint and a significant development pipeline of therapies with the financial flexibility to execute its growth plans. The transaction has been approved and recommended by the Boards of both Amryt and Chiasma.
Under the terms of the transaction, each share of Chiasma common stock issued and outstanding prior to the consummation of the transaction will be exchanged for 0.396 Amryt American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), each representing five Amryt ordinary shares. As of the close of trading on May 4, 2021 Amryt’s ordinary shares on AIM were £2.00 ($2.78) per share and Amryt’s ADS’s on Nasdaq were $12.95 (£9.31) per ADS.
Amryt already has in place the infrastructure, expertise and the financial flexibility to realize the full potential of MYCAPSSA® globally and further develop life-cycle management opportunities to expand the benefits of MYCAPSSA® to other patient populations including NET. The transaction is expected to accelerate and diversify Amryt’s growing revenues and Amryt expects to deliver estimated annual cost synergies of approximately $50M.
Dr. Joe Wiley, Chief Executive Officer of Amryt, commented: “We are really excited by today’s news and are looking forward to welcoming the Chiasma team to Amryt. Amryt has grown significantly in the past six years and our success to date is due to the phenomenal commitment and drive of the Amryt team. This transaction brings together two teams that have a strong track record of execution and passion for developing therapies that can help improve the lives of patients in need. The addition of MYCAPSSA®, which was recently launched in the US, to our commercial product portfolio represents a strong strategic, operational and commercial fit given the significant call-point overlap that exists across our portfolio.
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