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Update: PDL's new investment strategy

In a change of strategic direction, PDL announced in May 2016 that the company will be acquiring a majority equity stake in the newly formed Noden Pharma. Noden will use the capital along with additional funds from debt to finance the acquisition of the blood pressure drugs Tekturna and Tekturna HCT from Novartis for a total of $294m in upfronts and milestones. PDL is expected to provide $145m in return for an 88% equity stake, but is obligated to finance any shortfalls in additional planned debt financing.
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PDL BioPharma Inc.

PDL BioPharma is engaged in acquiring commercial stage pharmaceutical assets as well as late clinical stage pharmaceutical products. The company operates in three segments: Pharmaceutical, which consists of prescription medicine products sold under the name Tekturna?, Tekturna HCT?, Rasilez?, and Rasilez HCT?; Medical Devices, which consists of the LENSAR? Laser System; and Income Generating Assets, which consists of notes and other long-term receivables, royalty rights and hybrid notes/royalty receivables, equity investments and royalties from issued patents in the United States and elsewhere, covering the humanization of antibodies, which it refers to as the Queen et al. patents.

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