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Mergers & Acquisitions

Allergan boosts aesthetics business with Bonti buy

by Lisa M. Jarvis
September 21, 2018 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 96, Issue 38

 

Specialty pharmaceutical firm Allergan is boosting its aesthetics portfolio through the acquisition of privately held Bonti. In exchange for $195 million up front, Allergan gets a pipeline of fast-acting neurotoxins, including a novel botulinium neurotoxin serotype E in Phase II studies for both aesthetic and therapeutic applications. Allergan sells cosmetic and therapeutic versions of the neurotoxin Botox, which generated a combined $3.1 billion in sales last year.

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