M&A
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.85
Athira Pharma raises ~$90M via PIPE and licenses lasofoxifene from Sermonix
LeonaBio, Inc.
- PIPE gross proceeds ~$90M; investors include Commodore, TCGX, Perceptive; priced at $6.35/share with warrants.
- Sermonix license grants exclusive rights to oral lasofoxifene outside Asia; $34.9M equity issued to Sermonix.
- Milestone payments to Sermonix up to $100M; royalties from sub-single to low-single digit percentages.
- Ligand agreement imposes separate milestones up to $21M and mid-single to low-double digit royalties.
- Commodore and TCGX each get board designee if holding ≥5%; Company to seek resignation of two current directors.