Allergan, Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with SkinMedica, Inc. to acquire the privately held company’s topical aesthetics skin care business. Under the terms of the agreement, Allergan will pay SkinMedica $350 million up-front (subject to certain adjustments) for the business, which includes a variety of “physician dispensed” non-prescription aesthetic skin care products and prescription products. Allergan will also pay SkinMedica an additional $25 million contingent upon the acquired products achieving a specific level of net sales.
Orange County Attorneys Dr. Salima Merani, Jeff Van Hoosear and Dr. Jason Gersting assisted Knobbe Martens client SkinMedica with its intellectual property matters, including the acquisition.
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