NEW YORK and BASEL, Switzerland, June 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Roivant
Sciences today announced that Datavant, the leader in helping
healthcare organizations securely connect their data, and
Ciox Health, the leader in clinical data exchange, have signed
a definitive merger agreement.
The combined entity, to be named Datavant, will be the nation's
largest health data ecosystem, enabling patients, providers,
payers, health data analytics companies, patient-facing
applications, government agencies, and life science companies to
securely exchange their patient-level data. The combined company
will have an enterprise value of $7
billion. The merger is subject to typical regulatory
approvals and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2021.
Upon closing Datavant CEO Travis May
will assume the role of President and join the Board of
Directors.
Datavant will offer the ability to access, exchange, and connect
data among the thousands of organizations in its ecosystem for use
cases ranging from better clinical care and value-based payments to
health analytics and medical research. Datavant's combined
ecosystem will now include:
- More than 2,000 U.S. hospitals and more than 15,000
clinics
- More than 120 health plans
- More than 100 health data analytics companies
- More than 30 life science companies
- More than 70 academic institutions and non-profits
- More than 75 state, local, and federal government agencies
"Roivant created Datavant with Travis because we needed this
data ecosystem to exist to fulfill our own mission of accelerating
the development of novel medicines for patients," said Matthew Gline, CEO of Roivant Sciences. "The
combination of Datavant and Ciox Health massively expands the
reach of that ecosystem and will unlock significant value for us
and for the entire pharmaceutical industry. We look forward to
developing additional differentiated technologies at Roivant going
forward."
In addition to the Datavant transaction, other notable
milestones across Roivant's family of companies this past month
include:
- The third FDA approval for a program initiated by Roivant:
Myovant's MYFEMBREE® (relugolix 40 mg, estradiol 1 mg, and
norethindrone acetate 0.5 mg), the first once-daily treatment for
the management of heavy menstrual bleeding associated with uterine
fibroids in premenopausal women
- The fifth NDA submission to FDA: Dermavant's once-daily,
steroid-free and cosmetically elegant topical cream tapinarof for
the treatment of mild, moderate and severe plaque psoriasis in
adult patients
- Sinovant's successful Phase 3 study of lefamulin in Chinese
adults with community acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP)
- $200 million of financing for
Dermavant, with proceeds to fund all milestone payments associated
with the approval and launch of tapinarof for the treatment of
psoriasis, as well as to accelerate investment in commercial
preparation
About Roivant Sciences
Roivant's mission is to improve the delivery of healthcare to
patients by treating every inefficiency as an opportunity. Roivant
develops transformative medicines faster by building technologies
and developing talent in creative ways, leveraging the Roivant
platform to launch 'Vants' – nimble and focused biopharmaceutical
and health technology companies.
Roivant has entered into a definitive business combination
agreement with Montes Archimedes Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: MAAC),
a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by Patient Square
Capital. Upon closing of the transaction, outstanding shares and
warrants of MAAC will be exchanged for newly issued shares and
warrants of Roivant Sciences, which is expected to be listed on
Nasdaq under the new ticker symbol "ROIV." Completion of the
transaction, which is expected in the third quarter of 2021, is
subject to approval of MAAC shareholders and the satisfaction or
waiver of certain other customary closing conditions.
Additional Information
In connection with the proposed business combination
between MAAC and Roivant, Roivant has filed a Registration
Statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement") with the SEC
that includes a prospectus with respect to Roivant's securities to
be issued in connection with the proposed business combination and
a proxy statement with respect to the stockholder meeting of MAAC
to vote on the proposed business combination. Stockholders
of MAAC and other interested persons are encouraged to read the
preliminary proxy statement/prospectus, as well as the annexes
thereto and the other documents to be filed with the SEC because
these documents contain important information about MAAC, Roivant
and the proposed business combination. After the
Registration Statement is declared effective, the definitive proxy
statement/prospectus will be mailed to stockholders of MAAC as of a
record date to be established for voting on the proposed business
combination. Stockholders of MAAC may also obtain a copy
of the Registration Statement, including the proxy
statement/prospectus, and other documents filed or to be filed with
the SEC without charge, by directing a request to: Montes
Archimedes Acquisition Corp., 724 Oak Grove Ave., Suite 130,
Menlo Park, California 94025. The
proxy statement/prospectus to be included in the Registration
Statement, once available, can also be obtained, without charge, at
the SEC's website (www.sec.gov).
Participants in the Solicitation
MAAC, Roivant, their affiliates, and their respective
directors and executive officers may be considered participants in
the solicitation of proxies with respect to the proposed business
combination described in this communication under the rules of the
SEC. Information about the directors and executive
officers of MAAC and their ownership is set forth in MAAC's filings
with the SEC, including its Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2020 (as amended on
May 14, 2021) and subsequent filings,
including on Form 10-Q and Form 4, all of which are or will be
available free of charge at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov
or by directing a request to: Montes Archimedes Acquisition Corp.,
724 Oak Grove Ave., Suite 130, Menlo
Park, California 94025. Additional information regarding the
persons who may, under the rules of the SEC, be deemed participants
in the solicitation of the MAAC stockholders in connection with the
proposed business combination is set forth in the Registration
Statement containing the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus
filed with the SEC. These documents can be obtained free of charge
from the sources indicated above.
Forward Looking Statements
This communication contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of
the Exchange Act that are based on beliefs and assumptions and on
information currently available. In some cases, you can identify
forward-looking statements by the following words: "may,"
"will," "could," "would," "should,"
"expect," "intend," "plan,"
"anticipate," "believe," "estimate,"
"predict," "project," "potential,"
"continue," "ongoing," "target," "seek"
or the negative or plural of these words, or other similar
expressions that are predictions or indicate future events or
prospects, although not all forward-looking statements contain
these words. Any statements that refer to expectations, projections
or other characterizations of future events or circumstances,
including strategies or plans as they relate to the proposed
business combination, are also forward-looking statements. These
statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may
cause actual results, levels of activity, performance or
achievements to be materially different from the information
expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Although
each of MAAC and Roivant believes that it has a reasonable basis
for each forward-looking statement contained in this communication,
each of MAAC and Roivant caution you that these statements are
based on a combination of facts and factors currently known and
projections of the future, which are inherently uncertain. In
addition, risks and uncertainties are described in the proxy
statement/prospectus on Form S-4 relating to the proposed business
combination filed by Roivant with the SEC and other documents filed
by MAAC or Roivant from time to time with the SEC. These filings
may identify and address other important risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual events and results to differ materially
from those contained in the forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements in this communication include, but are
not limited to, statements regarding the proposed business
combination, including the timing and structure of the transaction,
the proceeds of the transaction and the benefits of the
transaction. Neither MAAC nor Roivant can assure you that the
forward-looking statements in this communication will prove to be
accurate. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number
of risks and uncertainties, including, among others, the ability to
complete the proposed business combination due to the failure to
obtain approval from MAAC's stockholders or satisfy other closing
conditions in the Business Combination Agreement, the occurrence of
any event that could give rise to the termination of the Business
Combination Agreement, the ability to recognize the anticipated
benefits of the proposed business combination, the amount of
redemption requests made by MAAC's public stockholders, costs
related to the transaction, the impact of the global COVID-19
pandemic, the risk that the transaction disrupts current plans and
operations as a result of the announcement and consummation of the
proposed business combination, the outcome of any potential
litigation, government or regulatory proceedings and other risks
and uncertainties, including those included under the heading "Risk
Factors" in the Registration Statement filed by Roivant with the
SEC and those included under the heading "Risk Factors" in the
annual report on Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 2020 of MAAC (as amended) and in its
subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and other filings with
the SEC. In light of the significant uncertainties in these
forward-looking statements, you should not regard these statements
as a representation or warranty by MAAC, Roivant, their respective
directors, officers or employees or any other person that MAAC and
Roivant will achieve their objectives and plans in any specified
time frame, or at all. The forward-looking statements in this
communication represent the views of MAAC and Roivant, as
applicable, as of the date of this communication. Subsequent events
and developments may cause that view to change. However, while MAAC
and Roivant may elect to update these forward-looking statements at
some point in the future, there is no current intention to do so,
except to the extent required by applicable law. You should,
therefore, not rely on these forward-looking statements as
representing the views of MAAC or Roivant as of any date subsequent
to the date of this communication.
Contact
Paul Davis
paul.davis@roivant.com
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