Rockville-based Sucampo Pharmaceuticals Inc. finalized its acquisition of the Japanese biotech R-Tech Ueno for $275 million, officials said Monday.
In August, Sucampo (NASDAQ: SCMP) made a $278 million all-cash offer to acquire R-Tech Ueno, a Japanese pharmaceutical company that manufactures Amitiza, Sucampo's flagship drug that eases drug-related constipation using fatty acid-derived compounds known as prostones.