New Jersey drug maker to buy Maryland's Paragon Bioservices for $1.2B

Catalent Inc., a New Jersey-based contract drug manufacturer, said Monday it will acquire Maryland's Paragon Bioservices Inc. for $1.2 billion. Catalent (NYSE: CTLTC) will fund the acquisition using the proceeds of a $650 million incremental term loan from JPMorgan Chase Bank, as well as the issuance of $650 million of new convertible preferred stock to Leonard Green& Partners L.P. Peter Zippelius, a partner at LGP, will join Catalent ’s board of directors as part of the new investment. The all-cash…
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