Covington Represents OrbiMed As Provider of Debt Financing for Radius Health Buy-out
June 23, 2022
NEW YORK—Covington advised OrbiMed Advisors, LLC, provider of debt financing in Radius Health, Inc.’s definitive agreement to be acquired by Gurnet Point Capital and Patient Square Capital, in a transaction valued at approximately $890 million.
Under the terms of the merger agreement, an entity jointly owned by Gurnet Point and Patient Square will initiate a tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Radius for $10.00 per share in cash plus a CVR of $1.00 per share payable upon TYMLOS® (abaloparatide) net sales reaching $300 million (inclusive of U.S. sales and Japan royalties or supply payments based on supply of TYMLOS for sale in Japan) during any consecutive 12-month period prior to December 31, 2025.
Including the CVR payment, Radius shareholders will receive up to an aggregate of $547 million in cash. The upfront payment at closing represents a premium of 45% over the 30-day volume-weighted average price (VWAP) of Radius’s common stock, and inclusive of the CVR payment, a 59% premium.
OrbiMed is a healthcare investment firm, with $18 billion in assets under management. OrbiMed invests globally across the healthcare industry, from start-ups to large multinational corporations, through a range of private equity funds, public equity funds, and royalty/credit funds.
Radius is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on addressing unmet medical needs in the areas of bone health, neuro- orphan diseases, and oncology. Radius’ lead product, TYMLOS® (abaloparatide) injection, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of postmenopausal women with osteoporosis at high risk for fracture.
Gurnet Point Capital is a healthcare fund that invests in de-risked life sciences companies. Gurnet Point primarily focuses on businesses that have high growth potential in the late product development and commercialization stages of their evolution.
Patient Square Capital is a dedicated health care investment firm that partners with best-in-class management teams whose products, services and technologies improve health.
The Covington team included Peter Schwartz, Julian Wright, and Melanie Cook (Finance), Matt Gehl (Securities), Kurt Baca and Jamin Koo (Tax), Krista Carver and Scott Cunningham (FDA Regulatory), and Mike Francese (Employee Benefits).
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