MRI Interventions, Inc. Closes $17.5 Million Strategic Investment from PTC Therapeutics, Inc. and Petrichor Healthcare Capita...
30 January 2020 - 8:34AM
MRI Interventions, Inc. (Nasdaq: MRIC) (the “Company”), a leading
platform neurosurgery company, closed its previously announced
$17.5 million strategic investment from PTC Therapeutics, Inc.
(“PTC”) and Petrichor Healthcare Capital Management (“Petrichor”),
with $10.0 million of notes funded by PTC and $7.5 million of notes
funded by Petrichor. Under the terms of the investment, the Company
also has the right to issue up to $15.0 million of additional
secured convertible notes to Petrichor at any time on or prior to
January 11, 2022.
With the net proceeds from the sale of the notes to PTC and
Petrichor, the Company intends to repay in full its existing
secured indebtedness, and to fund product commercialization,
internal research and development, and general corporate
requirements.
Bass, Berry & Sims PLC acted as legal counsel to the
Company.
The offer and sale of the notes and the shares of common stock
issuable upon conversion of the notes, if any, have not been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
securities laws of any other jurisdiction, and the notes and such
shares may not be offered or sold absent registration with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or an applicable
exemption from registration requirements, or in a transaction not
subject to such registration requirements.
This press release is neither an offer to sell nor a
solicitation of an offer to buy the notes or the shares of common
stock issuable upon conversion of the notes, if any, nor shall
there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction
in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful
prior to the registration or qualification under the securities
laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
Further information on the investment is set forth in the
Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on
January 29, 2020.
About the Company
The Company’s mission is to improve and restore quality of life
to patients and their families by enabling therapies for the most
complex neurological disorders with pinpoint accuracy. Applications
of the Company’s current product portfolio include deep-brain
stimulation, laser ablation, biopsy, neuro-aspiration, and delivery
of drugs, biologics and gene therapy to the brain. The ClearPoint
Neuro Navigation System has FDA clearance, is CE-marked, and is
installed in 60 active clinical sites in the United States. The
Company’s SmartFlow® cannula is being used in partnership or
evaluation with more than 20 individual biologics and drug delivery
companies in various stages from preclinical research to late stage
regulatory trials. To date, more than 3,500 cases have been
performed and supported by the Company’s field-based Clinical
Specialist team which offers support and services for our partners.
For more information, please visit www.mriinterventions.com.
About PTC Therapeutics,
Inc.
PTC is a science-driven, global biopharmaceutical company
focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of
clinically-differentiated medicines that provide benefits to
patients with rare disorders. PTC's ability to globally
commercialize products is the foundation that drives investment in
a robust pipeline of transformative medicines and our mission to
provide access to best-in-class treatments for patients who have an
unmet medical need.
About Petrichor Healthcare Capital
Management
Petrichor Healthcare Capital Management partners with
world-class healthcare managers and businesses to provide
customized investment structures and support. The Petrichor team of
investment professionals comes from highly-regarded financial
institutions including OrbiMed Advisors and Fortress Investment
Group. Collectively, the team has completed over 75 investments
representing more than $5 billion in invested capital and has held
over 25 board seats. Petrichor maintains a deep in-house
understanding of healthcare products and services, including
scientific, technical, and commercial expertise. This healthcare
expertise, together with a breadth of experience investing across
sectors, geographies, and capital structures, provides a strong
competitive advantage.
For more information on Petrichor, please see
www.petrichorcap.com or contact the firm at
info@petrichorcap.com.
Note on Forward-Looking
Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
regarding the planned offering. Additionally, all statements
relating to any closing(s) of, and the amount or use of any
proceeds from, the transactions described in this press release are
considered to be forward-looking statements. Other forward-looking
statements may be identified by the words “guidance”, “plan,”
“anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,”
“target,” “potential,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,”
“continue,” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are
subject to risks and uncertainties, and the Company’s actual
results and the timing of events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of such
risks and uncertainties, which include, without limitation, risks
and uncertainties associated with market conditions and the
satisfaction of closing conditions related to the transactions
described in this press release. There can be no assurance that the
parties will be able to complete the transactions described in this
press release on the terms described herein or in a timely manner,
if at all. More detailed information on these and additional
factors that could affect the Company’s actual results are
described in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, and the
Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended
March 31, 2019, June 30, 2019 and September 30, 2019, all of which
have been filed with the SEC. You are urged to carefully consider
all such factors. Copies of these and other documents are available
from the Company. The forward-looking statements contained herein
represent the Company’s views only as of the date of this press
release the Company does not undertake or plan to update or revise
any such forward-looking statements to reflect actual results or
changes in plans, prospects, assumptions, estimates or projections,
or other circumstances occurring after the date of this press
release except as required by law.
For More Information
MRI Interventions,
Inc.Matt KrepsDarrow Associates Investor Relations(214)
597-8200mkreps@darrowir.com
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