BridgeBio Raises $300 Million Through Partial Capped Monetization of BEYONTTRA® European Royalty
- BridgeBio has received a $300 million upfront payment, strengthening the Company's balance sheet, and supporting the launch of Attruby® and ongoing late-stage pipeline programs
- Transaction monetizes 60% of BridgeBio's European royalties on the first $500 million of annual BEYONTTRA net sales, with total payments to the investors subject to an initial cap of 1.45x
- In the ATTRibute-CM study, acoramidis demonstrated the most rapid benefit seen in any Phase 3 study of ATTR-CM to date in both ATTRv-CM and ATTRwt-CM patients:
- In as few as 3 months, the time to first event (ACM or CVH) durably separated relative to placebo
- A 42% reduction in composite ACM and recurrent CVH events relative to placebo at Month 30
- A 50% reduction in the cumulative frequency of CVH events relative to placebo at Month 30
- Acoramidis is approved as Attruby by the U.S. FDA and is approved as BEYONTTRA by the European Commission, Japanese Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency and UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
PALO ALTO, Calif., June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:BBIO) ("BridgeBio" or the "Company"), a new type of biopharmaceutical company focused on genetic diseases, today announced it has sold a portion of royalties due to the Company from sales of BEYONTTRA in Europe to HealthCare Royalty ("HCRx") and funds managed by Blue Owl Capital ("Blue Owl") for $300 million. This royalty financing agreement monetizes select anticipated royalties and provides immediate less-dilutive capital to the Company.
"We're excited to partner with HCRx and Blue Owl to strengthen our balance sheet in support of the launch of Attruby and our pipeline of first and best-in-class genetic medicines. This transaction preserves significant upside for our shareholders, with careful structuring that limits annual as well as total payments made to the royalty investors. This financing highlights the strong early start and large global potential of acoramidis," said Chinmay Shukla, Senior Vice President of Strategic Finance at BridgeBio.
Clarke Futch, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of HCRx commented:
"We have been following the progress of acoramidis for years and strongly believe in its potential to positively impact the lives of patients living with ATTR-CM. This investment exemplifies HCRx's commitment to supporting innovation in the biopharmaceutical industry and we are pleased to collaborate with BridgeBio on this transaction."
"We are pleased to continue our support of BridgeBio through this royalty monetization transaction," said Sandip Agarwala, Managing Director and Head of Life Sciences at Blue Owl. "This investment reflects our confidence in BEYONTTRA commercial potential and our commitment to providing flexible capital solutions that help advance life-saving therapies."
Under the terms of the agreement, BridgeBio has received $300 million from HCRx and Blue Owl managed funds in exchange for 60% of royalties on the first $500 million of annual BEYONTTRA net sales in Europe. The agreement includes an initial cap of 1.45x. Once the applicable cap is met, no further payments will be owed to the investors.
In March 2024, BridgeBio entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Bayer Consumer Care AG to commercialize BEYONTTRA in Europe for the treatment for ATTR‑CM. To date, BridgeBio has received $210 million in upfront and regulatory milestones, and anticipates receiving a further $75 million in near-term milestone payments, along with tiered royalties starting in the low‑30% range on net sales of BEYONTTRA in Europe. Acoramidis is approved in the U.S. as Attruby by the FDA and in Europe as BEYONTTRA by the European Commission. It is also approved as BEYONTTRA by the Japanese Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency, and UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency with all labels specifying near-complete stabilization of TTR.
Latham & Watkins LLP served as legal advisor to BridgeBio. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP served as legal advisor to HCRx and Blue Owl.
About BEYONTTRA
BEYONTTRA is an orally administered near-complete (≥90%) stabilizer of transthyretin (TTR) indicated for the treatment of wild-type or variant transthyretin amyloidosis in adult patients with cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM). For full prescribing information, please refer to the Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) on the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency website at https://products.mhra.gov.uk/.
About Attruby™ (acoramidis)
INDICATION
Attruby is a transthyretin stabilizer indicated for the treatment of the cardiomyopathy of wild-type or variant transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis (ATTR-CM) in adults to reduce cardiovascular death and cardiovascular-related hospitalization.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Adverse Reactions
Diarrhea (11.6% vs 7.6%) and upper abdominal pain (5.5% vs 1.4%) were reported in patients treated with Attruby versus placebo, respectively. The majority of these adverse reactions were mild and resolved without drug discontinuation. Discontinuation rates due to adverse events were similar between patients treated with Attruby versus placebo (9.3% and 8.5%, respectively).
About BridgeBio Pharma, Inc.
BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. (BridgeBio) is a new type of biopharmaceutical company founded to discover, create, test, and deliver transformative medicines to treat patients who suffer from genetic diseases. BridgeBio's pipeline of development programs ranges from early science to advanced clinical trials. BridgeBio was founded in 2015 and its team of experienced drug discoverers, developers and innovators are committed to applying advances in genetic medicine to help patients as quickly as possible. For more information visit bridgebio.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.
About HealthCare Royalty
HealthCare Royalty (HCRx) is a leading royalty acquisition company focused on commercial or near-commercial biopharmaceutical products. With offices in Stamford, Conn., San Francisco, Boston, London and Miami, HCRx has invested $5+ billion in over 90 biopharmaceutical products since inception. For more information, visit https://www.hcrx.com. HEALTHCARE ROYALTY® and HCRx® are registered trademarks of HealthCare Royalty Management, LLC.
About Blue Owl
Blue Owl (NYSE:OWL) is a leading asset manager that is redefining alternatives®.
With $273 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2025, we invest across three multi-strategy platforms: Credit, Real Assets, and GP Strategic Capital. Anchored by a strong permanent capital base, we provide businesses with private capital solutions to drive long-term growth and offer institutional investors, individual investors, and insurance companies differentiated alternative investment opportunities that aim to deliver strong performance, risk-adjusted returns, and capital preservation. Together with over 1,200 experienced professionals globally, Blue Owl brings the vision and discipline to create the exceptional. To learn more, visit www.blueowl.com.
BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. Forward-Looking Statements
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