Athenex, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATNX), a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development and commercialization of novel therapies for the treatment of cancer and related conditions, today announced that it has directly entered into an agreement for the sale of its common stock in a private placement with three institutional investors, namely Perceptive Advisors, Avoro Capital Advisors (formerly known as venBio Select Advisor) and OrbiMed. The transaction is expected to result in gross proceeds to Athenex of approximately $100 million, before deducting offering expenses. Net proceeds from the transaction are expected to be used to fund clinical development and regulatory activities of Oraxol (oral paclitaxel and encequidar (also known as HM30181A)); clinical regulatory activities of KX2-391 ointment for the treatment of actinic keratosis; commercialization activities, including pre-launch activities for Oraxol; manufacturing infrastructure; and working capital and general corporate purposes.
The Company will issue 10 million shares of common stock for a purchase price of $10.00 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $100 million. The closing of the private placement is expected to occur on or about May 7, 2019, subject to customary closing conditions.
“We are extremely delighted by the support from these leading healthcare investment firms,” said Dr. Johnson Lau, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Athenex. “We believe the financing from this private placement will position us well to further advance our Phase 3 clinical programs for Oraxol and KX2-391 ointment and support our pre-launch and commercialization efforts.”
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