Dec 2022
Joint Global Coordinator & Joint Bookrunner
SEK 416 million
PIPE
Hansa Biopharma
Joint Global Coordinator & Joint Bookrunner
Van Lanschot Kempen acted as Joint Global Coordinator and Joint Bookrunner in the SEK 416 million Capital Increase by Hansa Biopharma
Transaction Highlights
- Capital increase via a PIPE of 7,848,111 new ordinary shares, generating gross proceeds of SEK 416m (€38.2m) for Hansa Biopharma
- Investors subscribed in the PIPE for SEK 53 per new share which is in line with the five day VWAP prior to the announcement of the deal
- The capital increase included participation from existing institutional investor Redmile and new investor Braidwell, along with participation from other U.S. and international institutional investors
- The transaction proceeds will be used to support the commercialization of imlifidase in kidney transplantation, and further R&D activities
- Van Lanschot Kempen also acted as Joint Global Coordinator and Joint Bookrunner on Hansa Biopharma’s SEK 1.1bn capital increase in 2020
- This transaction marks Van Lanschot Kempen’s 10th ECM transaction for a Nordic company in the last six months, underpinning the ability of Van Lanschot Kempen to support companies in the Nordics across sectors
Company description
Hansa Biopharma is a pioneering commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company on a mission to develop and commercialize innovative, lifesaving and life-altering treatments for patients with rare immunological conditions. Hansa has developed a first-in-class immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody-cleaving enzyme therapy, which has been shown to enable kidney transplantation in highly sensitized patients. Hansa has a rich and expanding research and development program based on the company’s proprietary IgG-cleaving enzyme technology platform, to address serious unmet medical needs in transplantation, autoimmune diseases, gene therapy and cancer. Hansa Biopharma is based in Lund, Sweden, and has operations in Europe and the U.S. The company is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm under the ticker HNSA.
Background Van Lanschot Kempen Life Sciences & Healthcare
In the last twelve months, Van Lanschot Kempen has successfully completed a large number of transactions in its Life Sciences & Healthcare franchise. Recent transactions include:
- Sole Financial Adviser in SynAct Pharma’s acquisition of TXP Pharma and Joint Global Coordinator & Joint Bookrunner in SynAct Pharma’s SEK 80m PIPE
- Joint Bookrunner in the SEK 200 million Accelerated Bookbuild Offering by Vicore Pharma
- Joint Bookrunner in the SEK 148 million Fully Guaranteed Rights Issue by Biovica
- Sole Financial Adviser to GenSight Biologics in securing a €35.0 million credit facility from the European Investment Bank (EIB)
- Joint Global Coordinator & Joint Bookrunner in the SEK 170 million Accelerated Bookbuild offering of Xbrane Biopharma
- Co-Lead Manager in the DKK 786 million Capital Increase by Zealand Pharma
- Financial Advisor in the sale of Sanquin Reagents by Sanquin Health Solutions to Gilde Healthcare
- Financial Advisor in the up to SEK 250 million (convertible) debt financing by Mendus
- Joint Global Coordinator in the SEK 299 million Directed Share Issue by BioInvent
- Sole Global Coordinator in the SEK 200 million financing consisting of a SEK 150 million PIPE and a SEK 50 million Fully Guaranteed Rights Issue by Abliva
- Joint Global Coordinator & Joint Bookrunner in the SEK 150 million Fully Guaranteed Rights Issue by SynAct Pharma
- Financial adviser in the spin-out and Capital Increase of InnoSIGN
- Co-Manager in the USD 806 million Capital Increase by argenx
- Sole Block Placing Agent in the placement of 1.4 and 1.3 million Molecular Partners shares
- Joint Bookrunner in the USD 127 million Nasdaq IPO of Forbion European Acquisition Corp