Oct 27 2025
Alkermes plc Announces Agreement to Acquire Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc

DUBLIN, Oct. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Alkermes plc (Nasdaq: ALKS) (“Alkermes”) and Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: AVDL) (“Avadel”) today announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement under which Alkermes will acquire Avadel, a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, for total transaction consideration of up to $20.00 per share in cash, which values Avadel at approximately $2.1 billion and represents a premium of 38% to the weighted average trading price of Avadel over the three months prior to today’s announcement and a premium of 12% to Avadel’s closing price on Oct. 21, 2025 (being the last business day prior to publication of this announcement). The transaction has been approved by the boards of directors of both companies and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026.

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