Latham & Watkins Advises BridgeBio on US$300 Million Strategic Royalty Sale of BEYONTTRA® European Royalties
BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: BBIO) (BridgeBio or the Company), a new type of biopharmaceutical company focused on genetic diseases, has announced it has sold a portion of royalties due to the Company from sales of BEYONTTRA in Europe to HealthCare Royalty (HCRx) and funds managed by Blue Owl Capital for US$300 million.
Latham & Watkins LLP represents BridgeBio in the transaction with a deal team led by partners Dan Van Fleet and Haim Zaltzman, with associates Tony Noh, William Lane, and Ian Drazen. Advice was also provided on intellectual property matters by counsel Robert Yeh, with associate Patrick Chew; on FDA regulatory matters by counsel Chad Jennings; on compliance matters by associate Leandra Joseph; on capital markets matters by partner Drew Capurro; and on tax matters by partner Eric Cho, with associate Sam Yang.