Inyx to Acquire Pharmapac UK Ltd.
28 Septiembre 2006 - 9:06AM
PR Newswire (US)
Strategic Acquisition to Increase Inyx's Capabilities to Serve
Pan-European Pharmaceutical Industry NEW YORK and MANCHESTER,
England, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Inyx, Inc. (OTC:IYXI)
(BULLETIN BOARD: IYXI) , a specialty pharmaceutical company focused
on niche drug delivery technologies and products, announced today
that its wholly owned subsidiary, Inyx Pharma Ltd., has executed a
definitive agreement to acquire Pharmapac UK Ltd., one of the
leading contract pharmaceutical production and packaging providers
in the United Kingdom. The acquisition is expected to be completed
by November 14, 2006. The purchase price is 9 million pounds
sterling (approximately $17 million) in cash at closing plus up to
another 1.5 million pounds sterling (approximately $2.9 million) in
cash if certain milestones are met in 2007 and 2008. Inyx said it
will use non- dilutive debt financing based on European interest
rates that are significantly lower than U.S. rates to make the
acquisition. "This is another strategic acquisition for Inyx.
Pharmapac is highly profitable and a strong cash generator, and it
has a network of complementary distribution and packaging
customers," said Jack Kachkar, M.D., Chairman and CEO of Inyx. "The
addition of Pharmapac's dedicated 'state-of-the-art' packaging
facility will enable Inyx to provide a dynamic secondary-packaging
resource for a wide range of dosage forms needed to serve
high-demand respiratory, allergy, dermatology and topical product
sectors. Pharmapac increases Inyx's capabilities to provide
innovative packaging designs for new formulations and drug delivery
systems being utilized today by our clients as well as by Inyx."
Former executives of Bristol-Myers Squibb established Pharmapac in
1996, when BMS closed its plant in Wirral, England. Today,
Pharmapac has become a low-cost, high-quality provider of contract
production and packaging services to a blue-chip list of
pharmaceutical companies. Pharmapac's areas of expertise -- solids
(tablets and capsules), semi-solids (gels), creams, liquids, sachet
filling, powders and wound-care solutions -- augment and expand
Inyx's capabilities to ensure that an optimum level of packaging
technology and expertise can be offered to clients. Pharmapac's
42,000-square foot facilities in Wirral are about an hour drive
from Inyx's current two U.K. sites also located in the North West
of England. Inyx said it would retain all of Pharmapac's 200-plus
present employees, including executives who will further strengthen
Inyx's existing operating and technical management teams. In 2005,
Pharmapac had revenues of 6.4 million pounds sterling and earnings
before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of
1.3 million pounds sterling. In 2006, Pharmapac expects revenues to
reach about 7.3 million pounds sterling with EBITDA of
approximately 1.5 million pounds sterling. In 2007, Inyx believes
it can grow Pharmapac's revenues to around 10 million pounds
sterling and EBITDA to near 2.3 million pounds sterling. "We expect
growth to be derived from the cross-selling of our respective
client bases. The combining of our two companies will make Inyx an
even stronger presence in the U.K., the second largest healthcare
market in Europe. Moreover, Pharmapac's secondary-packaging
capabilities enhance Inyx's abilities to serve the pan-European
pharmaceutical industry," Dr. Kachkar said. Complements Pending
German Acquisition The acquisition of Pharmapac complements Inyx's
pending acquisition of a pharmaceutical production business based
in Germany, the largest healthcare market in Europe, which will
further strengthen Inyx's pan-European positioning. The German
acquisition is now expected to be completed by the same time as the
Pharmapac transaction, Inyx said. About Inyx Inyx, Inc. is a
specialty pharmaceutical company with niche drug delivery
technologies and products for the treatment of respiratory,
allergy, dermatological, topical and cardiovascular conditions.
Inyx focuses its expertise on both prescription and
over-the-counter pharmaceutical products, and provides specialty
pharmaceutical development and production consulting services. In
addition, Inyx is developing its own proprietary products. The
company's operations are conducted through several wholly owned
subsidiaries: Inyx USA, Ltd., based in Manati, Puerto Rico; Inyx
Pharma Ltd. and Inyx Europe Limited, which owns and operates Ashton
Pharmaceuticals Ltd., all near Manchester, England; Inyx Canada,
Inc. in Toronto; and Exaeris, Inc., based in Exton, Pennsylvania,
which conducts Inyx's marketing and distribution activities. Inyx,
Inc.'s corporate offices are in New York City. For more
information, please visit: http://www.inyxgroup.com/. Safe Harbor
Statements about the Inyx's future expectations, including future
revenues and earnings, and all other statements in this press
release other than historical facts, are "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act
of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and as
that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. Inyx intends that such forward-looking statements be
subject to the safe harbors created thereby. Since these statements
involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change at any
time, Inyx's actual results could differ materially from expected
results. For more information, please contact: Jay M. Green,
Executive Vice President of Inyx, Inc. 212-838-1111 Bill Kelly,
Vice President Investor Relations of Inyx, Inc. 212-838-1111
DATASOURCE: Inyx, Inc. CONTACT: Jay M. Green, Executive Vice
President, , or Bill Kelly, Vice President Investor Relations, ,
both of Inyx, Inc. at +1-212-838-1111 Web site:
http://www.inyxinc.com/
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