Hi-Tech pays $5M for Midlothian Labs

14 January 2008

New York State, USA-based Hi-Tech Pharmacal says it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Alabama-headquartered pharmaceutical firm Midlothian Laboratories for $5.0 million in cash. Hi-Tech will also pay $900,000 for outstanding inventory and a potential $1.0 million in performance incentives tied to the future sale of Midlothian products.

Broadens pipeline to new therapeutic areas

As a result of the transaction. Hi-Tech gains a diverse range of products, including: Midlothian's line of prescription nutritional supplements; several pre-natal cough and cold treatments; as well as drug candidates currently in development. David Seltzer, Hi-Tech's chief executive, said that the new products would serve as a welcome boost to the firm's pipeline, and would facilitate its entry into additional therapeutic areas. He added that the deal would be both accretive to his company's earnings and cash flow positive within a year.

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