Eliem Therapeutics Announces Agreement to Acquire Tenet Medicines and Concurrent $120 Million Private Placement

Transaction to add clinical-stage program directed towards treating unmet needs in autoantibody-mediated diseases

Combined company expected to have approximately $210 million of cash and cash equivalents, including $120 million from a concurrent private placement of common stock from leading life sciences investors

Combined company to focus on clinical development of lead product candidate, TNT119, in upcoming Phase 2 clinical trials in systemic lupus erythematosus and immune thrombocytopenia

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SEATTLE and CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom, April 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eliem Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ELYM) (“Eliem”) and Tenet Medicines, Inc. (“Tenet”), a development-stage private biotechnology company, today announced that the companies have entered into a definitive acquisition agreement whereby Eliem has agreed to acquire Tenet. The combined company plans to focus on advancing TNT119, a potentially best-in class anti-CD19 antibody, designed for a broad range of autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus, immune thrombocytopenia and membranous nephropathy.

In support of the acquisition, Eliem has entered into a securities purchase agreement for a $120 million private placement of common stock with a syndicate of new and existing institutional life science investors including RA Capital Management, Deep Track Capital, Boxer Capital, Janus Henderson Investors, Pontifax and Samsara Biocapital. The private placement is expected to close concurrently with the closing of the acquisition.

Immediately following the closing of the acquisition and the private placement, the total cash and cash equivalents of the combined company are expected to be approximately $210 million. Eliem expects this will be sufficient to fund the combined company’s planned operations into 2027 and to enable the potential attainment of key clinical and development milestones for TNT119. The acquisition and private placement are expected to close in the middle of 2024, subject to approval by Eliem’s stockholders and other customary closing conditions.

“The Eliem board of directors has conducted a thorough review of strategic alternatives, and we believe the transaction we are announcing today with Tenet presents a compelling opportunity for our stockholders,” said Andrew Levin, Executive Chairman of Eliem. “We believe TNT119 represents a promising clinical asset across multiple autoimmune diseases targeting markets where there is a need for improved treatment options.”