The cancer therapy developer has secured $120m in a convertible note offering featuring the University of California office of the chief investment officer.
Allogene Therapeutics, a US-based oncology treatment developer backed by pharmaceutical firm Pfizer, closed $120m in convertible note financing yesterday in an offering including the University of California (UC) office of the chief investment officer.
Hedge fund sponsor Perceptive Advisors led the transaction, which also included Deerfield Management, Fidelity Management and Research, Franklin Templeton Investments, Jennison Associates, Surveyor Capital, VenBio Select Advisor and funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price.
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