MediWound Announces $25M Strategic Private Placement Financing Of 1.45M Shares At $17.20/Share To Advance EscharEx Pre-Commercial Activities
MediWound Ltd. (NASDAQ:MDWD), the world leader in next-generation enzymatic therapeutics for tissue repair, today announced it has entered into a definitive share purchase agreement with several new and existing investors, including Mölnlycke Health Care ("Mölnlycke"), a world-leading MedTech company specializing in solutions for wound care and surgical procedures.
The agreement includes the sale and purchase of 1,453,488 shares of the Company's ordinary shares, each with a par value NIS 0.07 (the "Ordinary Shares"), in a private investment in public equity (the "PIPE Offering"). The purchase price is set at $17.20 per share. The gross proceeds from the PIPE Offering are $25 million. MediWound plans to use the net proceeds to advance EscharEx pre-commercial activities, expedite the development of large-scale manufacturing capabilities specifically for EscharEx, and support general corporate purposes. The PIPE Offering is expected to close within several days, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.