South African tycoon Stephen Saad's Aspen sells menopause drug rights for $220 million
Aspen Pharmacare, led by South African tycoon Stephen Saad, is selling the European rights to its menopause treatment Ovestin to Ennogen for €197 million.
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Aspen Pharmacare, led by South African tycoon Stephen Saad, is selling the European rights to its menopause treatment Ovestin to Ennogen for €197 million.
Aspen Pharmacare, the drugmaker led by South African tycoon Stephen Saad, expects earnings from its factories to more than double this financial year.
Aspen Pharmacare's founder holds shares worth $558.7 million after a 34% rally this year, yet the stake remains $1 billion below its 2015 peak.
DN Invest, whose owners include Aspen Pharmacare's Stephen Saad, will spend $130 million buying into four technology companies as it targets doubling a group already generating $744 million in annual revenue.
Aspen has withdrawn from South Africa's plan to make Gilead's HIV prevention injection locally, with Stephen Saad citing the absence of purchase guarantees.
Aspen's normalised headline earnings rose 28% in constant currency on flat revenue, as Mounjaro took 53% of South Africa's weight-loss market.
The DNI consortium paid R1.6 billion for 34.8% of Frogfoot and Vox, a business that lost R256 million and has negative net asset value of R665m.
Stephen Saad's Aspen Pharmacare is one of seven drugmakers licensed to make Merck's once-monthly HIV prevention pill in 129 countries.
Stephen Saad's Aspen Pharmacare has won Canadian approval for a generic Ozempic, but an ingredient supply failure will keep it off shelves for months.
Aspen Pharmacare shares surged 7% after completing its R27bn APAC sale, adding approximately R550 million ($33.5 million) to Stephen Saad's fortune in a single trading session.
Aspen Pharmacare reported a steep drop in first-half earnings due to one-off restructuring costs but expects double-digit profit growth by year-end.
Africa's largest drugmaker is gunning for a Canadian green light on its generic version of Ozempic's key ingredient before summer ends.
Aspen founder Stephen Saad wants Canada to be the proving ground for generic semaglutide, as competitors race regulators and supply constraints.
Stephen Saad’s Aspen will sell most Asia-Pacific operations for $1.59 billion as the drugmaker trims debt and reshapes its global footprint.
Stephen Saad’s Aspen Pharmacare stake loses $19 million as shares fall, highlighting mounting pressure on Africa’s largest drugmaker.
Stephen Saad’s Aspen stake drops $18 million as shares fall 5.45% in 16 days, deepening losses for South Africa’s largest drugmaker.