Mallinckrodt (MNK) Ratings Affirmed by Moody's Following Therakos Acquisition Announcement

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Mallinckrodt (MNK) to Acquire Therakos in $1.33B Deal

August 10, 2015 6:05 AM EDT

Mallinckrodt (NYSE: MNK) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement under which a subsidiary of Mallinckrodt will acquire Therakos, Inc. a leading immunotherapy company in a transaction valued at approximately $1.325 billion. Subject to customary closing conditions, the parties expect the transaction to be completed in the latter part of the third calendar quarter of 2015, Mallinckrodt's fourth fiscal quarter.

Therakos, Inc. is the global leader in autologous immune cell therapy delivered through extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP), and is focused on providing innovative treatment platforms that harness the power of patients' immune systems to... More