Dublin drug company’s value set to top €280 million in wake of US acquisition

Amryt is raising $60 million from investors in a share sale and last week raised $8 million in a placing as it looks to complete the deal with Aegerion

Chief operating officer Rory Nealon

Amryt, the Dublin-based orphan and rare disease drug firm, will have a market value of more than $300 million (€280 million) after its takeover of the US firm Aegerion.

Amryt is raising $60 million from investors in a share sale and last week raised $8 million in a placing as it looks to complete the deal with Aegerion, which is emerging from bankruptcy protection in the US. The company is also seeking a ...