The Life Sciences team guided Royalty Pharma plc (Nasdaq: RPRX) on the acquisition of the final portion of PTC Therapeutics’ remaining royalty on Roche’s Evrysdi for $240 million upfront and up to $60 million in sales-based milestones. Following the transaction, Royalty Pharma will own 100% of the tiered 8% to 16% royalty paid by Roche on worldwide net sales of Evrysdi. Royalty Pharma will be entitled to royalties of 8% on sales up to $500 million, 11% on sales between $500 million and $1 billion, 14% on sales between $1 billion and $2 billion, and 16% on sales over $2 billion. Royalty Pharma will receive the increased royalty starting in the first quarter of 2026, based on Evrysdi product sales in the fourth quarter of 2025.
Founded in 1996, Royalty Pharma is the largest buyer of biopharmaceutical royalties and a leading funder of innovation across the biopharmaceutical industry, collaborating with innovators from academic institutions, research hospitals and non-profits through small and mid-cap biotechnology companies to leading global pharmaceutical companies. Royalty Pharma has assembled a portfolio of royalties which entitles it to payments based directly on the top-line sales of many of the industry’s leading therapies. Royalty Pharma funds innovation in the biopharmaceutical industry both directly and indirectly – directly when it partners with companies to co-fund late-stage clinical trials and new product launches in exchange for future royalties, and indirectly when it acquires existing royalties from the original innovators.
The Goodwin deal team was led by Jacqueline Mercier, Catherine Magazu, and Zhe Yang.
For more information on the deal, please read the press release.