Aurobindo Pharma completes the acquisition of US-based Natrol

Aurobindo Pharma Limited has completed the acquisition of assets of nutritional supplement maker, Natrol Inc and other affiliate entities through its wholly owned subsidiary Aurobindo Pharma USA Inc (APUSA). APUSA emerged as the highest and best bidder to acquire assets of Natrol under the auction process by the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware was previously announced on November 12, 2014.
 
APUSA acquired the manufacturing assets, personnel, commercial infrastructure including the well-established nutraceuticals brands in USA of Natrol along with an agreement to take on certain liabilities, with a bid of $ 132.5 million. The assets have been acquired under a wholly owned subsidiary ‘Nature Acquisition LLC’ and since changed to ‘Natrol LLC’. The final terms of acquisition are the same as originally envisaged during announcement made earlier. APUSA expects the profitability to improve by combining the strength of both enterprises in creating a fully integrated nutraceuticals platform in the USA and other international markets.
 
N Govindarajan, managing director, Aurobindo, said, “Natrol comes with certain well established brands and an extensive distribution network consisting of retail pharmacy chains and specialty health food stores, to help us tactically position ourselves in the US nutraceuticals space and offer an effective growth strategy to expand market penetration going forward.”
 
Mesrop Khoudagoulian, CEO, Natrol, added, “We look forward to working with the Aurobindo team to further expand our over-the-counter product portfolio and our reach with the financial support of strong owners.”