Allergan plc and Tobira Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, announced that the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has granted early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (HSR), with respect to Allergan's pending acquisition of Tobira.

The early termination of the HSR waiting period satisfies one of the conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition, which remains subject to other customary closing conditions. Both companies expect the transaction to be completed by the end of 2016.

Allergan plc headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, is a bold, global pharmaceutical company and a leader in a new industry model – Growth Pharma.  Allergan is focused on developing, manufacturing and commercializing branded pharmaceuticals, devices and biologic products for patients around the world.

Tobira is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of therapies for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and other liver diseases. The company's lead product candidate, cenicriviroc (CVC), is a first-in-class immunomodulator and dual inhibitor of CCR2 and CCR5 in late-stage development for the treatment of NASH, a serious liver disease that can progress to cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver failure.