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$14B Acquisition of PRTC’s Karuna by BMS Completed
$14B Acquisition of PRTC’s Karuna by BMS Completed.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n18 March 2024\nPureTech Health plc\n \nBristol Myers Squibb Completes Acquisition of PureTech's Founded Entity Karuna Therapeutics for $14 Billion\n \nAcquisition centered on KarXT, which was invented at PureTech, as a potential first-in-class treatment for schizophrenia in adults\n \nPureTech to receive approximately $293 million gross proceeds from Karuna equity position in addition to being eligible for further milestones and royalty payments based on KarXT regulatory & commercial successes\n \nPureTech intends to provide an update in the coming days regarding its capital return plans\n \nPureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) (\"PureTech\" or the \"Company\"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company, today announced the completed acquisition of its Founded Entity, Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. (\"Karuna\"), by Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) (\"BMS\"), which has acquired all outstanding common stock of Karuna for $330.00 per share, for a total equity value of approximately $14 billion.\n \n\"This acquisition recognizes the enormous potential of KarXT to help millions of people with schizophrenia in need of a new therapeutic option, and BMS will provide the global leadership to maximize the reach of KarXT,\" said Eric Elenko, Ph.D., Chief Innovation Officer at PureTech, and a co-inventor of KarXT. \"This is also an important milestone for PureTech, where KarXT was invented, and for Karuna, one of our Founded Entities advancing innovative therapeutic approaches on the basis of validated mechanisms. We congratulate the Karuna and BMS teams on the completion of their transaction, and we wish them success in their joint pursuit to make a difference for people living with psychiatric and neurological conditions.\"\n \nIf approved, KarXT will represent the first new mechanism of action for patients with schizophrenia in over 50 years.\n \nAs of February 15, 2024, PureTech's percentage ownership in Karuna was approximately 2.3% on an outstanding voting share basis, resulting in an estimated $293 million in gross proceeds to PureTech upon the close of the transaction. PureTech directed approximately $18.5 million towards the founding and development of Karuna, and following the close of the BMS acquisition will have generated approximately $1.1 billion in direct cash proceeds to Pu...