February 2022 Top Biopharma Deal: Heidelberg – Huadong ATAC Candidates for Cancer Treatment
February 2022 Top Biopharma Deal Upfront
Heidelberg development and commercialization deal with Huadong for HDP-101, HDP-103, and options for two more ATAC candidates for cancer Asia ex-Japan
Announced: February 27, 2022
Total Deal Value: $1,048M
Upfront Cash: $20M
Upfront Equity: $118M
Option Payments: $461M
Milestones: up to $449M (dev., reg., and sales)
Royalty: Tiered single to low double-digits
Cost and Profit Split: n/a
The Asset:
Heidelberg’s ATAC project candidates HDP-101 and HDP-103 for cancer treatment with options for 2 additional candidates HDP-102 and HDP-104
Deal Structure:
Development and Commercial License
Partnership Features:
License hand-off for Asia ex-Japan; Options to add compounds
The Details:
- Heidelberg granted Huadong exclusive rights to develop and commercialize HDP-101 and HDP-103 in Asia excluding Japan for the treatment of cancer. Additionally, Huadong will have an exclusive option for HDP-102 (CD37-ATAC) and HDP-104 in Asia.
- Heidelberg will receive $20M up front and is eligible for up to $449M in milestones for HDP-101 and HDP-103. Heidelberg is eligible for $461M if Huadong exercises its option. Heidelberg is eligible for tiered single to low double-digit royalties.
- Huadong will invest EUR 105M in Heidelberg representing 35% of shares, with an initial commitment of EUR 80M by purchasing 12,408,649 shares at EUR 6.44 per share.
- Heidelberg will approve the equity investment by July 2022 and will close the transaction on August 27 2022 and can expand the completion date until October 27, 2022 by issuing EUR 10M in the form of 12 months loan.
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Congrats to Heidelberg and Huadong for landing DealForma’s February 2022 Top Biopharma Deal. Last month’s Deal of the Month was Beam – Pfizer In Vivo Base Editing and Delivery Programs for Rare Diseases. Read about it here.
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