Investment Banking
Joint Placement Agent on Ovid Therapeutics' Private Placement Financing
October 08, 2025
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. acted as Joint Placement Agent on Ovid Therapeutics’ Private Placement Financing of up to $175.0 Million
Ovid Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: OVID), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing small molecule medicines for brain conditions with significant unmet need, today announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement for a private investment in public equity (“PIPE”) financing that is expected to result in gross proceeds of up to $175 million to the Company, including initial gross proceeds of approximately $81 million, in each case before placement agent fees and offering expenses. The PIPE financing is expected to close on or about October 6, 2025, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
The PIPE financing included participation from new investors Janus Henderson Investors, RA Capital Management, Eventide Asset Management, Coastlands Capital, Blue Owl Healthcare Opportunities, Balyasny Asset Management, Saturn V Capital and Ally Bridge Group, alongside existing investors including ADAR1 Capital Management and Affinity Healthcare Fund, LP, as well as new and existing large investment management firms.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the initial closing of the PIPE financing, together with the Company’s existing cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, to provide financing for research and development, general corporate expenses, and working capital needs. The Company expects that its cash will fund its operating plan into 2028.
Healthcare Life Science Investment Banking
Name:
Michael A. Margolis, R.Ph.
Title:Senior Managing Director, Head of Healthcare Investment Banking
Name:
Stefan Loren, Ph.D.
Title:Managing Director, Healthcare Investment Banking
Healthcare Equity Capital Markets
Name:
Andy Linderman
Title:Managing Director, Healthcare Capital Markets Investment Banking
Name:
James Yoo
Title:Managing Director, Healthcare Capital Markets Investment Banking
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