Karolinska Development AB Divests Its Holding In Clanotech AB To Rosetta Capital
STOCKHOLM – July 5, 2016. Karolinska Development AB (STO: KDEV) today announces the divestment by KDev Investments of its entire shareholding in Clanotech AB, a company developing novel therapies for eye diseases, to Rosetta Capital. As a consequence, Karolinska Development’s portfolio Net Fair Value will decrease by SEK 54.8m
KDev Investments, an investment fund jointly owned by Karolinska Development and Rosetta Capital, will transfer all its shares in Clanotech to Rosetta Capital. Karolinska Development retains an economic interest in the company through an earn-out agreement, the proceeds of which will be retained entirely by Karolinska Development.
Jim Van heusden, CEO of Karolinska Development, says: “We are continuously evaluating options for all our portfolio companies to retain and realise as much value as possible going forward. Following our evaluation of Clanotech, we concluded that the best option both for Karolinska Development and for Clanotech was to transfer our holding to Rosetta Capital, which will continue to fund the company towards future milestones. Karolinska Development will provide no further financing to the company, but retains an economic interest in Clanotech through an earn-out agreement, which has the potential to generate future value.”
KDev Investments, an investment fund jointly owned by Karolinska Development and Rosetta Capital, will transfer all its shares in Clanotech to Rosetta Capital. Karolinska Development retains an economic interest in the company through an earn-out agreement, the proceeds of which will be retained entirely by Karolinska Development.
Jim Van heusden, CEO of Karolinska Development, says: “We are continuously evaluating options for all our portfolio companies to retain and realise as much value as possible going forward. Following our evaluation of Clanotech, we concluded that the best option both for Karolinska Development and for Clanotech was to transfer our holding to Rosetta Capital, which will continue to fund the company towards future milestones. Karolinska Development will provide no further financing to the company, but retains an economic interest in Clanotech through an earn-out agreement, which has the potential to generate future value.”