TAIPEI, Taiwan–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lotus Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (“Lotus” or “the Company”, Taiwan TWSE ticker: 1795), an Alvogen company, has announced the issuance of new shares through private placement to be acquired by Innobic (Asia). The move is aimed at further strengthening the company’s market access in the ASEAN region. Innobic (Asia) is a wholly owned subsidiary of PTT Public Company Limited (“PTT”, SET ticker: PTT), the largest publicly listed conglomerate in Thailand. PTT, whose majority owner is the Ministry of Finance in Thailand, is the nation’s only company listed in the Fortune Global 500.
Under the agreement, Innobic (Asia), PTT’s Pharmaceutical and Life Science arm, commits to an investment of approximately US$50 million, to subscribe 17,517,348 new shares via private placement at the price of NT$80.7 per share.
Through this strategic…
