It did not take long for predictions of higher-priced merger-and-acquisition activity in 2025 to come true as Johnson & Johnson’s proposed $14.6bn buyout of Intra-Cellular and its rising neuropsychiatric drug Caplyta (lumateperone) was the largest of multiple billion-dollar plus transactions unveiled on 13 January.
J&J To Buy Intra-Cellular, Psychiatric Drug Caplyta For $14.6bn
Deal May Launch Anticipated Year Of Larger M&A
Johnson & Johnson started the M&A year with a bang at the J.P. Morgan meeting, unveiling its $14.6bn bid for Intra-Cellular. The deal would bolster its neuroscience portfolio and pipeline.
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