Akin advised funds managed by Pharmakon Advisors, LP, a leading investor in non-dilutive debt for the life sciences industry, in entering into a $275 million debt facility with Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Reata Pharmaceuticals is a global, biopharmaceutical company committed to developing and commercializing novel therapeutics for patients with serious or life-threatening diseases by targeting molecular pathways involved in the regulation of cellular metabolism and inflammation.
The debt facility will be advanced in four tranches. The first tranche of $75 million will be funded on May 12, 2023. The second tranche of $50 million will be funded after meeting certain regulatory or production requirements. The final two tranches of $75 million each will be available based on achieving certain commercial sales milestones. The funding of the last tranche will be at the option of Reata.
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The Akin team advising Pharmakon Advisors was led by partner Geoffrey Secol and included partners Nate Brown, Craig Bleifer and David Snyder, senior counsel Miriam Foley and Jo-Ellyn Klein, counsel Ekaterina Lyashenko and associates Mendy Fox, Caroline Kessler and Diandra Molina.