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AUROPHARMA · Aurobindo Pharma Limited · NSE · Filed 23 Jun · 1 min read

Aurobindo's US arm clears FTC hurdle to acquire Lannett, deal set to close by end-June

Aurobindo Pharma USA has received U.S. Federal Trade Commission approval to proceed with its $250 million acquisition of Pennsylvania-based generic maker Lannett Company.

What was filed

Aurobindo Pharma Limited disclosed that its wholly owned subsidiary, Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc., has received approval from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to proceed with the acquisition of Lannett Company LLC. According to the filing, the transaction is valued on a cash-free, debt-free basis and inclusive of normalized working capital, and is expected to close before the end of June 2026. The regulatory clearance removes the antitrust gating item ahead of completion.

What Aurobindo is acquiring

Lannett is described in the filing as a Pennsylvania-based generic pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of complex, non-opioid controlled substances. The company said the deal expands Aurobindo USA's offering in that segment and adds a U.S.-based manufacturing facility — a site in Seymour, Indiana — to its network. Per the filing, that site can scale production to roughly 4 billion doses annually, which the company framed as strengthening its domestic manufacturing footprint in line with U.S. supply-chain resilience priorities.

What the company says it expects

The filing states the company expects the transaction to be immediately accretive to Aurobindo Group's earnings per share, and to generate cost efficiencies, SG&A synergies and operational integration advantages. These are the company's own stated expectations, accompanied in the release by a standard forward-looking-statements disclaimer noting that actual results could differ. The release carries supporting comments from the chief executives of both Aurobindo Pharma USA and Lannett.

Transaction value
$250 million
Annual dose capacity (Seymour, Indiana site)
approximately 4 billion doses annually

For a holder, the FTC clearance is the key regulatory step that allows a cross-border acquisition to close, bringing a new U.S. manufacturing site and a complex-generics portfolio onto Aurobindo's balance sheet; the financial benefits cited by the company are stated expectations, not assured outcomes.