VERAXA Biotech Enters a Business Combination Agreement with Voyager Acquisition Corp to Develop Cancer Therapies
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- VERAXA to reverse merge with Voyager, where the combined entity- “VERAXA Biotech” will be listed on Nasdaq under VERX ticker; closing expected in Q4’25
- As per the deal, VERAXA will have access to ~$253M cash from Voyager’s trust at closing & contribute ~$1.3B in equity for ~130M shares, with all shareholders rolling over 100% equity, valuing the combined entity at ~$1.64B (at $10/share). VERAXA is also raising a crossover round to fund operations for 2yrs., excl. partnerships, which is expected to close before merger
- VERAXA’s pipeline contains 9 programs incl. VX-A901 in P-I for leukemia & aims to advance 3 clinical programs & expand licensed assets by 2029
Ref: Globenewswire | Image: VERAXA & Voyager
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