Cravath Represents Johnson & Johnson in $30B Acquisition of Actelion
By Lawdragon News | January 26, 2017 | Press Releases
Johnson & Johnson and Actelion Ltd. today announced that they have entered into a definitive transaction agreement under which Johnson & Johnson will launch an all-cash tender offer in Switzerland to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Actelion for $280 per share, payable in U.S. dollars, which equates to CHF 280.08 per share as of January 25, 2017. As part of the transaction, immediately prior to the completion of the acquisition, Actelion will spin out its drug discovery operations and early-stage clinical development assets into a newly created Swiss biopharmaceutical company ("R&D NewCo"). The shares of R&D NewCo, which will be listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, will be distributed to Actelion’s shareholders as a stock dividend upon closing of the tender. Cravath is representing Johnson & Johnson in connection with the transaction.
More information is available in the company's press release at the following link: https://www.jnj.com/media-center/press-releases/johnson-johnson-to-acquire-actelion
