NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc. (NASDAQ: MNMD), (NEO: MMED), (the “Company” or “MindMed”), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel product candidates to treat brain health disorders, today announced that it has entered into a senior secured credit facility with K2 HealthVentures, a healthcare-focused specialty finance company.
“We are thrilled to announce this agreement with K2 HealthVentures, a premier partner in the life sciences industry known for strategic investments in promising healthcare companies,” said Robert Barrow, Chief Executive Officer and Director of MindMed. “This transaction strengthens our balance sheet and provides us with additional operational and strategic flexibility as we enter a very exciting period for MindMed. We have several upcoming value inflection points such as the topline readout of our Phase 2b study of MM-120 for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder later this year.”
Austin Sherwindt, Managing Director at K2 HealthVentures, stated: "We are pleased to enter into this financing partnership with MindMed as it advances its portfolio of product candidates across an array of disorders of the brain where there are significant unmet medical needs. We believe in the long-term potential of MindMed’s pipeline and look forward to working with the Company to reach its critical development milestones.”
Upon closing, $15.0 million of the $50.0 million loan facility was funded. Additional funding amounts of up to an aggregate of $20.0 million may be drawn over the course of the loan term, in each case subject to certain milestones being achieved. An additional tranche of $15.0 million is also available, subject to the mutual discretion of the Company and lender. Even if such additional funds become available, the Company is under no obligation to draw funds in the future. Borrowings under the credit facility mature on August 1, 2027. Additional details of the credit facility are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on a Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company filed on August 14, 2023.
About MindMed
MindMed is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel product candidates to treat brain health disorders. Our mission is to be the global leader in the development and delivery of treatments that unlock new opportunities to improve patient outcomes. We are developing a pipeline of innovative product candidates, with and without acute perceptual effects, targeting neurotransmitter pathways that play key roles in brain health disorders.
MindMed trades on NASDAQ under the symbol MNMD and on the Canadian NEO Exchange under the symbol MMED.
About K2 HealthVentures
K2 HealthVentures is an alternative investment firm focused on providing flexible, long-term financing solutions to innovative private and public companies in the life sciences and healthcare industries. The investment team comprises collaborative, experienced professionals with diverse backgrounds in finance and operations, as well as deep domain knowledge across various healthcare sectors. A uniquely flexible, permanent capital structure enables the firm to provide creative, adaptive financing solutions and meet the evolving capital needs of its portfolio companies as they grow. K2 HealthVentures is driven by dual goals of Profit and Purpose—aiming to fuel the growth of innovative companies that will ultimately improve the lives of patients and giving a percentage of investment profits back to underserved areas in healthcare. www.k2hv.com.
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There are numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and the Company’s plans and objectives to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking information, including history of negative cash flows; limited operating history; incurrence of future losses; availability of additional capital; changes in market conditions; lack of product revenue; compliance with laws and regulations; changes in government policy; difficulty associated with research and development; risks associated with clinical trials or studies; heightened regulatory scrutiny; early stage product development; clinical trial risks; regulatory approval processes; novelty of the psychedelic inspired medicines industry; as well as those risk factors discussed or referred to herein and the risks described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2023 under headings such as “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” and “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and other filings and furnishings made by the Company with the securities regulatory authorities in all provinces and territories of Canada which are available under the Company’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on EDGAR at www.sec.gov. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no duty or obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of new information, future events, changes in expectations or otherwise.
