Merus

Merus is a Dutch clinical-stage immune-oncology  company developing innovative full-length human bispecific antibodies referred to as Biclonics. Biclonics are manufactured using industry standard processes and have been observed in preclinical and clinical studies to have several of the same features of conventional human monoclonal antibodies, such as long half-life and low immunogenicity.  The company was founded in 2003 and listed on US Nasdaq in 2016.

Over the past year, Kempen has successfully completed a large number of transactions in its Life Sciences & Healthcare franchise. Recent transactions include: Co-Manager in the USD 57.5 million capital increase by ProQR, Co-Manager in the USD 150 million NASDAQ Initial Public Offering of BioNTech, Sole Bookrunner in the €9.0 million capital increase by MDxHealth, Co-Manager in the USD 20 million global offering of Celyad, Co-Manager in the USD 582 million NASDAQ Initial Public Offering of Genmab, Joint Bookrunner in the €116 million secondary sale of Fagron shares by Waterland and Baltisse, Joint Bookrunner in the €48.7 million rights issue by Transgene, Joint Bookrunner in the SEK 727 million capital increase by Oncopeptides, Co-Manager in the USD 84 million NASDAQ Initial Public Offering of HOOKIPA Pharma, Sole Block Placing Agent of c. USD 130 million argenx shares, Joint Global Coordinator and Joint Bookrunner in the €27.5 million Initial Public Offering of Sequana Medical, Joint Bookrunner in the NOK 222 million capital increase by Nordic Nanovector, Joint Bookrunner in the €55.5 million capital increase by Biocartis, Sole Financial Adviser in the sale of Medsen Pharmacies and compounding pharmacy Ceban.