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confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.85
AlloVir to merge with Kalaris in all-stock deal; Kalaris stockholders to own ~75% of combined company
Kalaris Therapeutics, Inc.
- AlloVir acquires Kalaris; pre-merger AlloVir stockholders own ~25.05%, Kalaris ~74.95% on fully diluted basis, subject to net cash adjustments.
- Combined company expected to have ~$100M cash at close (expected Q1 2025), providing runway into Q4 2026.
- Pipeline focuses on TH103 (anti-VEGF fusion protein) for neovascular AMD; Phase 1 data expected Q3 2025; also planned for DME and RVO.
- Stockholders owning 87.4% of Kalaris and 29.4% of AlloVir have entered support agreements to vote in favor.
- Post-close company to rename Kalaris Therapeutics, trade on Nasdaq under ticker KLRS.