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Orphan drug specialist Amryt Pharma to reverse into AIM's Fastnet

Thu, 31st Mar 2016 09:21

(ShareCast News) - Headed by Shire founder Harry Stratford as its chairman, speciality drug company Amryt Pharmaceuticals has confirmed its plan to reverse into AIM-listed Fastnet, raise £10m and acquire two drug developing businesses.Following a capital reorganisation planned for 18 April, the reverse takeover will see Fastnet acquire the entire issued share capital of Amryt Pharmaceuticals for £29.6m in new shares on 19 April.This will be accompanied by the issue of 41.7m shares will be placed with institutions at a price of 24p, equivalent to 3p before the reorganisation, to raise £10m.Amryt, which was incorporated in August 2015 and will be led by chief executive Joe Wiley, a neurologist-turned-private equity investment executive, has also agreed to acquire German drug development and manufacturing company Birken and Swiss/US based biotech SomPharmaceuticals, both of which are focused on potential orphan drugs."Today's announcement is an important step towards realising the company's vision of building a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on best in class treatments for orphan diseases," Wiley said."We are focused on building a portfolio of differentiated medicines, in therapeutic areas where there is large unmet medical need and which offer significant commercial potential."The £10m placing proceeds will be used to begin Phase III clinical trials for Birken's Episalvan, a treatment for epidermolysis bullosa (EB), a rare genetic skin disorder and orphan condition that typically affects young children and for which there is currently no approved therapy.Episalvan, which is already approved in Europe as a treatment in adults for accelerated healing of partial thickness wounds following three successful phase III studies, has been awarded orphan drug designation in the US and EU for EB after successfully completing a Phase IIa study in ten EB patients.The global EB market is estimated to be worth approximately $1.5bn per annum.Amryt's well-stocked boardroom also includes chief financial officer Rory Nealon, fresh from 13 years on the board of NASDAQ listed Trinity Biotech, and chief commercial officer Michele Bellandi, former head of commercial Europe for Shire.
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24 Feb 2014 08:41

Fastnet says drilling of Moroccan well to start in March

African and Irish explorer Fastnet Oil & Gas announced the expected start of drilling on a well off the coast of Morocco, lifting its shares in early trading. Fastnet said its partner in the Foum Assaka license area, offshore Morocco, Kosmos Energy (NYSE: KOS), has confirmed that its management ex

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12 Feb 2014 12:32

Fastnet Oil & Gas Gets Government Approval To Enter Foum Assaka Extension

LONDON (Alliance News) - Fastnet Oil & Gas PLC Wednesday said it has been granted government approval to enter the first extension period of the Foum Assaka petroleum agreement, offshore Morocco. The exploration and production company, with activities in Africa and the Celtic Sea, said the

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6 Feb 2014 12:43

Fastnet Gets Two Licence Extensions, In Talks Over Mizzen And Deep Kinsale Development

LONDON (Alliance News) - Fastnet Oil & Gas PLC Thursday said that Irish authorities have extended two of its licences for a further 18 months so that a work programme can be carried out. The exploration and development oil and gas company, with operations offshore Ireland and Morocco, said

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3 Jan 2014 07:46

Fastnet Oil & Gas Partner Enters Rig Sharing Agreement For Foum Assaka

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27 Nov 2013 11:01

Fastnet Oil & Gas Raises GBP10 Million In Placing

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27 Nov 2013 09:19

Fastnet Oil & Gas places 71.43m shares

Fastnet Oil & Gas, an exploration and production group focused on Morocco and the Celtic Sea, has placed just under 71.43m shares with new and existing investors at 14p each. The placing raised £10m before expenses, which will be used to fund Fastnet's participation in the exploration well being d

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18 Nov 2013 10:30

Fastnet Oil & Gas Says Partner Initiates Well Planning Offshore Morocco Block

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14 Nov 2013 14:51

Fastnet Oil & Gas Selects Preferred Bidder For Offshore Morocco Farm-Out

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12 Nov 2013 13:06

Fastnet Oil & Gas Says Assessment Of Morocco Prospect Completed

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15 Oct 2013 11:36

Fastnet Oil & Gas Shares Jump On Deal With BP

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19 Aug 2013 08:09

Fastnet upbeat about prospects as it delivers maiden results

AIM-listed Fastnet Oil & Gas delivered its debut set of annual results as a public company on Monday and gave a bright outlook as it hailed the potential for success across its portfolio. The exploration company listed in London in June 2012 and was established after the reverse takeover by Terra E

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29 May 2013 10:51

Fastnet takes option on Moroccan prospect

Oil and gas explorer and producer Fastnet has acquired further exploration acreage in north-eastern Morocco. Executing a $300,000 option agreement, AIM-quoted Fastnet has secured farm-in rights on eight exploration blocks covering an area of 14,548 square kilometres in the Atlas mountains' Tendrara

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10 Apr 2013 09:05

Fastnet Oil & Gas increases resource estimate at Shanagarry

Fastnet Oil & Gas shares rose Wednesday as the company announced an increase in independent resource estimates at its Shanagarry licence in the North Celtic Sea. The company said the licence had a resource of about 1.298bn barrels of oil in-place and 1.342tn cubic feet of gas in-place following an

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19 Mar 2013 08:11

Fastnet to undertake largest ever 3D seismic programme in Celtic Sea

AIM-listed Fastnet Oil & Gas has signed a contract for the acquisition of 1,710 km sq of 3D seismic, the largest even programme of its type in the Celtic Sea. Following the contract award, which has a value of up to $18m, the company has initiaed the farm-out process over the assets, and said the f

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21 Feb 2013 11:18

Fastnet secures option to farm into Deep Kinsale Prospect

AIM-listed Fastnet Oil & Gas has agreed an exclusive option with PSE Kinsale Energy to farm into the Deep Kinsale Prospect beneath the oil producing Kinsale Head gas field. In an update issued on Thursday, Fastnet reported that a minimum of 500 square kilometres of three dimensional seismic was to

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