NeurAxon Announces Closing of Convertible Debenture Financing

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NeurAxon, Inc., a development-stage pharmaceutical company that is designing and developing next-generation pain therapeutics targeting neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS), today announced that it has closed a convertible debenture financing in which the convertible debentures are convertible under specified circumstances into existing class B preferred shares for a total of approximately $14 million. Investors participating in the convertible debenture financing include CTI Life Sciences Fund, the Ontario Capital Growth Corporation, Delphi Ventures, OrbiMed Advisors, LLC, Ventures West Capital, Ltd, H.I.G. Ventures, BDC Venture Capital, NeuroVentures Fund and Lawrence Bloch, M.D., J.D., CEO of NeurAxon.