Achaogen, Inc. Announces Results of Auction for Substantially All Company Assets
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 06, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Achaogen, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing innovative antibacterial agents to address multi-drug resistant (MDR) gram-negative infections, announced today it has reached agreements to sell substantially all of its assets for aggregate cash consideration of approximately $16 million, plus potential royalties and assumption of certain contractual liabilities, subject to negotiation and execution of binding definitive documents and approval of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the Court):
- Cipla USA Inc. has agreed to purchase Achaogen’s worldwide rights, excluding Greater China, to ZEMDRI® (plazomicin) and certain related Achaogen assets and liabilities;
- QiLu Antibiotics Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. has agreed to purchase an exclusive royalty-free perpetual license to Achaogen’s rights in Greater China to plazomicin; and
- Heritage Global Partners, Inc. has agreed to purchase Achaogen’s lab equipment.
Achaogen reached agreements with these purchasers, all of which remain subject to execution of binding definitive documents, following the conclusion of a structured auction held on June 3, 2019, at which these purchasers submitted the highest and best bids for these Achaogen assets. Achaogen currently expects binding definitive documents to be signed and announced on or around June 14, 2019, to be approved by the Court on or around June 19, 2019, and the transactions to be completed as soon as possible thereafter.
The binding definitive documents will be included in Achaogen’s Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission following announcement of the execution of the documents. Additional information about this process and these proposed transactions, as well as other documents related to the restructuring and reorganization proceedings, is available through Achaogen’s claims agent Kurtzman Carson Consultants LLC at /Achaogen. Achaogen’s legal counsel is Hogan Lovells US LLP and its financial advisors are MERU, LLC and Cassel Salpeter & Co. Cassel Salpeter has been retained to manage the sale and auction process. Achaogen filed the voluntary Chapter 11 petition in the Court on April 15, 2019 (Case No. 19-10844).
Achaogen expects to hold a telephonic auction for its C-Scape program assets on June 10, 2019. Interested parties should contact Philip Cassel at or James Cassel at for additional information.
About Achaogen
Achaogen is a biopharmaceutical company passionately committed to the development and commercialization of innovative antibacterial treatments for MDR gram negative infections. Achaogen’s first commercial product is ZEMDRI, for the treatment of adults with complicated urinary tract infections, including pyelonephritis. The Achaogen ZEMDRI program was funded in part with federal funds from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA). The Company is currently developing C-Scape, an orally administered beta-lactam/beta-lactamase inhibitor combination, which is also supported by BARDA. C-Scape is investigational, has not been determined to be safe or efficacious, and has not been approved for commercialization. For more information, visit the Achaogen website at
Forward-Looking Statements
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