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Organization and Description of Business

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Organization and Description of Business
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Organization and Description of Business
1. Organization and Description of Business
 
Fortress Biotech, Inc. (“Fortress” or the “Company”) 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 of our subsidiary companies, also referred to herein as the “Fortress Companies.” Additionally, the Company recently acquired a controlling interest in National Holdings Corporation, a diversified independent brokerage company (together with its subsidiaries, herein referred to as “NHLD” or “National”). In addition to its internal development programs, the Company leverages its biopharmaceutical business expertise and drug development capabilities and provides funding and management services to help the Fortress Companies achieve their goals. The Company and the Fortress Companies may seek licensings, acquisitions, partnerships, joint ventures and/or public and private financings (including financings facilitated by NHLD) to accelerate and provide additional funding to support their research and development programs.
 
As of December 31, 2016, in addition to NHLD, the Company has several consolidated Fortress Companies, some of which contain product licenses, including Avenue Therapeutics, Inc. (“Avenue”), Cellvation, Inc. (“Cellvation”), Journey Medical Corporation (“Journey” or “JMC”), Coronado SO Co. (“Coronado SO”), Checkpoint Therapeutics, Inc. (“Checkpoint”), Mustang Bio, Inc. (“Mustang”), Helocyte, Inc. (“Helocyte”), Escala Therapeutics, Inc. (“Escala”), and CB Securities Corporation (which holds investments classified as cash and cash equivalents in 2015). Caelum Biosciences, Inc. (“Caelum”) and Cyprium Biosciences, Inc. (“Cyprium”), both consolidated Fortress Companies that hold product licenses, were formed in January 2017 and March 2017, respectively. In addition to the foregoing companies, Fortress also maintains ownership positions in subsidiaries with minimal activity, including Innmune Limited.
 
National
 
On September 9, 2016, the Company, purchased approximately 56.6% of NHLD’s common stock, par value $0.02 per share, at the purchase price of $3.25 per share in cash for a total purchase price of approximately $22.9 million.