Initial Public Offering
Curevac
Kempen & Co is pleased to announce that it acted as Passive Bookrunner in CureVac’s Initial Public Offering on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, successfully raising c. USD 213 million
Transaction highlights
- Initial Public Offering on the Nasdaq Global Market of 13,333,333 shares at a price of USD 16 per share, raising total gross proceeds of c. USD 213 million, which can increase to c. USD 245 million in case the over-allotment option is exercised in full
- Concurrent to the IPO, the company’s majority shareholder Mr. Dietmar Hopp has agreed to purchase €100 million of common shares at the IPO price per share in a private placement transaction
- The transaction generated significant demand from generalist and specialist investors globally, with the orderbook being multiple times covered despite the holiday season
The majority of the proceeds will be used by CureVac to fund the clinical development of its revolutionary mRNA vaccine program against SARS-CoV-2 that it is advancing in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic - Recognised for its Life Sciences sector knowledge and deep specialist investor inroads, Kempen & Co was selected to assist in attracting European and US specialist Life Sciences investors
- CureVac’s IPO marks the fourth IPO on Nasdaq in which Kempen & Co acted as an underwriter and the first in which it acted as a Passive Bookrunner
- In 2020 year to date, Kempen & Co has executed 14 transactions for European Life Sciences companies, raising a total of c. USD 2.4bn and including 6 transactions for Nasdaq listed companies
Company description
CureVac is a global clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company in the field of messenger RNA (mRNA) technology with expertise in developing and optimizing this versatile molecule for medical purposes. The principle of CureVac's proprietary technology is the use of mRNA as a data carrier to instruct the human body to produce its own proteins capable of fighting a wide range of diseases. The company applies its technologies for the development of prophylactic vaccines, cancer therapies, antibody therapies and the treatment of protein therapies. CureVac is headquartered in Tübingen, Germany with sites in Frankfurt and Boston, USA.Relevant transactions Kempen & Co Life Sciences & Healthcare
Over the past year, Kempen & Co has successfully completed a large number of transactions in its Life Sciences & Healthcare franchise. Recent transactions include:
- Co-Manager in the USD 49.0 million US Public Offering by Centogene
- Joint Bookrunner in the SEK 1.11 billion Capital Increase by Hansa Biopharma
- Joint Bookrunner in the CHF 80.2 million Capital Increase by Molecular Partners
- Co-Manager in the USD 600 million US Public Offering by Ascendis Pharma
- Financial advisor in the USD 253 million Immatics’ business combination with Arya Sciences Acquisition Corp.Joint Global Coordinator and Joint Bookrunner in the €61.8 million Initial Public Offering by Hyloris Pharmaceuticals
- Joint Bookrunner in the €20.0 million Capital Increase by Oryzon Genomics
- Joint Global Coordinator and Joint Bookrunner in the SEK 487 million Capital Increase by BioInvent
- Joint Global Coordinator and Joint Bookrunner in the c. SEK 400 million Capital Increase by Immunovia
- Co-Manager in the USD 862 million Global Offering by argenx
- Joint Bookrunner in the SEK 1,414 million Capital Increase by Oncopeptides
- Co-Manager in the USD 154 million Global Offering of DBV Therapeutics
- Joint Global Coordinator and Joint Bookrunner in the €19.0 million Capital Increase by Sequana Medical
- Lead Manager in the USD 557 million Global Offering by argenx
- Co-Manager in the USD 79.2 million US Public Offering by Merus
- Co-Manager in the USD 57.5 million Capital Increase by ProQR
- Co-Manager in the USD 150 million Nasdaq IPO of BioNTech
- Sole Bookrunner in the €9.0 million Capital Increase by MDxHealth
- Co-Manager in the USD 20.0 million Global Offering of Celyad
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IPO
Accelerated Bookbuild Offering
Private Placement of shares in
Bridge financing
Undisclosed
Initial Public Offering
Rights issue
Accelerated Bookbuild Offering
US Public Offering
Accelerated Bookbuild Offering
Public Offering
Merger with Arya Sciences Acquisition Corp. and subsequent Nasdaq listing
acquisition of
Initial Public Offering
Private Placement
Private Placement
Accelerated Bookbuild Offering
Global Accelerated Bookbuild Offering
Accelerated bookbuild offering
Sale of 456 unit landmark residential project in prime location The Hague
acquired by
public offer for
Sale and capital increase
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Sale of Dutch residential development to
Global Offering
Accelerated Bookbuild Offering
Public takeover of
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Accelerated Bookbuild Offering
Capital increase
Global offering
US public offering
Rights issue
Initial Public Offering on NASDAQ
Secondary placing of Fagron shares
Rights issue
a subsidiary of
Sale of German DIY portfolio to REDOS acting on behalf of Union Investment
Accelerated bookbuild offering
Accelerated Bookbuild Offering on behalf of selling shareholders in
Three-day bookbuild offering
Rights issue
Acquisition of
Initial Public Offering
Accelerated Bookbuild Offering
Block trade in argenx shares
a subsidiary of
Sale of German retail portfolio to a real estate private equity firm
Sale of Dutch residential portfolio managed by
on behalf of investors to
Sale of
to
Bencis Capital Partners
Increase of stake in
Initial Public Offering
Acquisition of
Acquisition of
Acquisition of
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Block trade in ERYTECH shares
Initial public offering
Accelerated bookbuild offering
Initial public offering
Acquisition of
Block trade in Boskalis shares
US public offering
US public offering
Sale to
US public offering
Sale of Rabo Bouwfonds CIF datacenter portfolio to
Initial public offering
Acquisition of former Delta Lloyd portfolio from
Rights issue
Public offer for
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Fundraise
Rights issue Public offer by German listed ADLER Real Estate
for Israeli listed
Public offer by German Vonovia
Accelerated bookbuild offering
Sale of Dynamic Portfolios
Public offer by Spanish Colonial
for Spanish Axiare Real Estate
Accelerated bookbuild offering
Sale of 3 German residential portfolios by
to consortium of buyers
US public offering
Accelerated bookbuild offering
Accelerated bookbuild offering
Accelerated bookbuild offering
Accelerated bookbuild offering
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Private placement
Acquisition by
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Dutch wealth management activities
Acquisition by
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Initial public offering on NASDAQ
Share buy-back program
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Public offer by
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Public takeover by German Vonovia
For Austrian Conwert
Accelerated bookbuild offering
Rights issue
Sale of 19% stake in
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Acquisition of the North American rights to RUCONEST by
from
Acquisition by
of
from
Strategic study
Secondary placement 30% stake in
Share buy-back program
Direct share placement
Private placement
Strategic study
Sale of the European veterinary business of
to
Strategic study
Private placement
Placement of treasury shares
Public offer for Deutsche Office
By German Alstria
Public offer for
Initial public offering
Rights issue
Rights issue
Initial public offering
Rights issue
Sale of
to
Residential portfolio sale by Dekor
A company owned by Reggeborgh
Rights issue
Accelerated bookbuild offering
Secondary placement of 35% stake in IOW
Accelerated bookbuild offering
Refinancing
Rights issue
Refinancing
Capital Raise
Initial public offering
Acquisition by
of
Management participation advisory in dual-track sale process
Refinancing
Initial Public Offering
Initial public offering
Rights issue
On behalf of
Acquisition of
Rights issue
Acquisition of French shopping centre portfolio by Wereldhave
From French-Dutch Unibail-Rodamco
Refinancing
Acquisition of the cancer immunotherapy program by
from
Initial public offering
Initial public offering
Public offer by French Groupe SMABTP
For French Société de la Tour Eiffel
Acquisition of
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Secondary listing on Euronext Paris
Initial public offering
Acquisition by
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Accelerated bookbuild offering
Convertible bond issue
Fairness opinion in the public offer by
Sale of Hercules business to ZEG
Refinancing
Convertible bond issue
Initial public offering
Sale of Dutch supply assets to
Accelerated bookbuild, preference shares issue and refinancing
Acquisition of
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undisclosed PE firm
from
At-market rights issue
Acquisition by
of
Accelerated bookbuild offering
Private placement by acquisition vehicle for French Carrefour
Secondary offering
Combined offering of primary and secondary shares
Public offer for German listed GSW
by German listed
Equity issue
Refinancing
Sale of majority of shares to
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Initial public offering
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Public offer by
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Accelerated bookbuild and private placement
Rights issue