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Merus acquires North American rights to Cornerstone's Factive and Spectracef

Executive Summary

In a move to exit the primary care market and focus on selling hospital-based drugs, Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc. (a specialty drug division owned 51% by Chiesi Farmaceutici SPA) has sold Merus Labs International Inc. North American rights to two antibiotics--Factive (gemifloxacin mesylate) 320mg tablets and Spectracef (cefditoren pivoxil). Specific financial terms were not disclosed but Merus paid total consideration up-front as a multiple of product cash flow.

Deal Industry
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Pharmaceuticals
    • Specialty Pharmaceuticals
Deal Status
  • Final
Deal Type
  • Alliance
    • Includes Contract
    • Marketing (Licensing)

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