Johnson & Johnson's $30 billion acquisition of Actelion: This year is expected to increase sales by $1.3 billion

Recently, Johnson & Johnson announced that it has completed the acquisition of Swiss biotechnology company Actelion for US$30 billion. US healthcare giant, all-cash transaction at $ 280 per share to complete the acquisition.

The company said the acquisition is expected to add $1.3 billion in sales to Johnson & Johnson in 2017.

In January of this year, Johnson & Johnson officially agreed to announce the acquisition of Actelion for $30 billion. Actelion's deal helped Johnson & Johnson quickly make up for lost sales. Some commentators said that through this transaction, Johnson & Johnson will once again become a leader in new disease areas in areas such as autoimmune diseases, heart disease and cancer.

Alex Gorsky, chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson, said: "We are very pleased to be able to complete this compelling deal and look forward to Johnson & Johnson bringing value to patients with pulmonary hypertension and other serious diseases worldwide. Investing Actelion Expanded our product portfolio to our strong pharmaceutical business."

强生300亿美元完成收购Actelion公司:今年预计增加13亿美元销售额

"Through this transaction, Johnson & Johnson will set up a sixth therapeutic area, which will be our growth engine, because our team is based on the Actelion market leader." Joaquin Duato, vice president and global pharmaceutical director of Johnson & Johnson, said: "Actelion's PAH franchise, including differentiated innovative drugs Opsumit, Uptravi and Tracleer expands Johnson & Johnson's business and gives the company a leading position in the field of translational medicine innovation for major diseases and unmet medical needs."

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