As a diversified company with a robust generics business, Amneal is now the 5th largest generics business in the United States, with a growing, high-margin specialty franchise.
Shares of Impax (IPXL) ceased trading on the NASDAQ stock exchange on May 4, 2018. Amneal will begin trading today on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker "AMRX".
Pursuant to the business combination agreement, each share of Impax common stock was converted into the right to receive one share of Amneal Class A common stock.
Amneal co-founders and co-chairman Chirag Patel and Chintu Patel said: "We are very excited for the future of Amneal, and strongly believe that with our team, differentiated product portfolio, extensive R&D and manufacturing infrastructure and expertise, Amneal is well positioned to become an industry leader.
"We are very proud of the Company we have built and look forward to Amneal's continued success under Rob Stewart's leadership."
Amneal president and CEO Robert Stewart said: "As we enter our next stage of growth, we look forward to implementing our integration plans and quickly starting to realize the many benefits of this combination.
“We will promptly begin to leverage our enhanced product portfolio to fuel organic growth while capturing numerous synergies to unlock value and generate strong cash flow to support the rapid repayment of debt and further investment in growth opportunities."
The Company expects to benefit from its expanded product portfolio, differentiated pipeline and cost-efficient global manufacturing and development capabilities in nearly all dosage forms.
Amneal expects to generate annual double-digit revenue and adjusted EPS growth and to achieve annual cost synergies of approximately $200 million within three years.
The company currently has a generics portfolio with more than 200 differentiated product families marketed in nearly all dosage forms and holds a number one or number two position in a significant number of its marketed products, and has a growing specialty franchise targeting CNS disorders and anti-parasitic infections.
The generic products pipeline is currently one of the largest in the United States, including approximately 149 ANDAs filed at the Food and Drug Administration and 135 projects in active stages of development, with nearly half of all pipeline products exclusive first-to-file, first-to-market or other high-value opportunities with three or fewer competitors estimated at the time of launch. Additionally, the Company has a foundation for commercial entry into biosimilars through in-licensed products in various stages of development.
Source: Company Press Release