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Esperion monetizes European bempedoic acid royalties for $304.7M, pays off Oberland facility
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
- Received $304.7M from OMERS in exchange for 100% of European bempedoic acid royalty until OMERS receives 1.7x investment (≈$518M), then royalties revert to Esperion.
- Used proceeds to early payoff and termination of Oberland Capital revenue interest facility for $343.75M cash, removing senior secured liens.
- Esperion retains potential future commercial milestones from DSE of up to $300M based on net sales thresholds.
- Royalty to OMERS is tiered 15-25% of DSE net sales; Esperion regains full royalty stream after cap is reached.
- CFO Ben Halladay cited enhanced balance sheet and increased operational flexibility to focus on U.S. commercialization.