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03
Mar
Non-Recourse Royalty-Backed Notes in Pharmaceutical Financing
Understanding the hybrid instrument between a true royalty sale and traditional debt—how it works, why it matters in the capital stack, and what the Royalty Pharma–Zymeworks deal reveals about the market's evolution.
14 min read
02
Mar
Spring-Loaded Royalty Clauses in Pharma Deals
Understanding the mechanics of trigger-based provisions in royalty monetizations and structured financings.
32 min read
01
Mar
The Weekly Term Sheet (2026-W09)
The week of February 22–26, 2026 recorded approximately $16.0 billion in announced and completed biotech and healthcare transaction
59 min read
28
Feb
The Royalty Swap: When Warrants Become Revenue Interests
When Immunic filed its 8-K on February 13, 2026, the headline was a $200 million private placement led by BVF
14 min read
27
Feb
Company of the week: Suzhou Ribo Life Science
Company of the week: Suzhou Ribo Life Science
Company Overview and Technology
Suzhou Ribo Life Science (Ribo, HKEX: 06938) is
19 min read
26
Feb
Fund of the week: Flagship Pioneering
Overview and Investment Focus
Flagship Pioneering is not a venture capital firm in the traditional sense — it is a venture
14 min read
25
Feb
The Warrant Sweetener: How Equity Kickers Are Reshaping Pharmaceutical Royalty Deals
When ADC Therapeutics filed an 8-K on February 23, 2026, the headline was the dramatic reduction of its change-of-control payment
13 min read
24
Feb
Transfer Pricing and Intercompany Royalties in Pharma: How BEPS Is Rewriting the Rules of Royalty Financing
When the IRS informed Amgen in 2021 that it owed $10.7 billion in back taxes and penalties—the largest
19 min read
23
Feb
Royalty Financing for Biosimilars: Structure, Economics, and Modelling Considerations
Biosimilar companies are capital-intensive, margin-constrained, and acutely exposed to competitive timing risk. They spend $100 million to $250 million developing
16 min read
22
Feb
The Weekly Term Sheet (2026-W08)
The week of February 15–21, 2026 recorded approximately $16.5 billion in aggregate announced transaction value across 35+ discrete events.
39 min read