NEW YORK, Nov. 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fortress Biotech, Inc. (NASDAQ: FBIO) (“Fortress”), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to acquiring, developing and commercializing novel pharmaceutical and biotechnology products, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its 56.1 percent majority stake of National Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: NHLD) (“National”), a leading full-service independent brokerage, investment banking, trading, insurance, accounting and asset management firm, to NHC Holdings, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of B. Riley Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: RILY), a diversified provider of financial and business advisory services. Under the terms of the agreement, 24.0 percent of National was sold in an initial closing on Friday, November 16 at $3.25 per share, with the remaining 32.1 percent stake to be sold at the same per-share price following FINRA approval, for an aggregate purchase price totaling approximately $22.9 million.
About Fortress Biotech
Fortress is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to acquiring, developing and commercializing novel pharmaceutical and biotechnology products. Fortress develops and commercializes products both within Fortress and through certain subsidiary companies, also known as Fortress Companies. In addition to its internal development programs, Fortress leverages its biopharmaceutical business expertise and drug development capabilities and provides funding and management services to help the Fortress Companies achieve their goals. Fortress and the Fortress Companies may seek licensing arrangements, acquisitions, partnerships, joint ventures and/or public and private financings to accelerate and provide additional funding to support their research and development programs. For more information, visit www.fortressbiotech.com.
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Company Contact:
Jaclyn Jaffe
Fortress Biotech, Inc.
(781) 652-4500
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