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| Acquiring Party | Allergan, Inc. (NYSE:AGN), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on ophthalmology, aesthetics and other specialty markets. |
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| Transferring Party | Esprit Pharma Holding Company, Inc., a privately-owned pharmaceutical company with expertise in the genitourinary (GU) market. |
| Sector | Biopharmaceuticals |
| Date | October 17, 2007 |
| Analysis Allergan gains an overactive bladder treatment portfolio and establishes a new genitourinary division. Esprit markets an anticholinergic approved for the treatment of overactive bladder (OAB), with symptoms of urge urinary incontinence, urgency and urinary frequency. OAB affects approximately 33 million Americans. Deal value - $370m. | |
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