Schroders Capital Global Innovation Trust PLC - London-based investment trust focused on a portfolio of "highly innovative" companies - Receives a USD5.6 million payment from Basel, Switzerland-based pharmaceutical firm, Roche Holding AG, in relation to the sale of its portfolio company Carmot Therapeutics Inc. Carmot is a Berkley, California-based biotechnology company currently focused on developing treatments for obesity and diabetes. In December, Carmot entered into an agreement to be acquired by Roche for a USD2.7 billion purchase price, alongside up to USD400 million in milestone payments. Schroders says that the USD5.6 million distribution represents a 221% fair value uplift relative to the value of its holding in Carmot of GBP1.4 million in September.
In May, Schroders made a USD1.7 million investment into Carmot as part of its USD150 million "Series E" financing round, to support the development of Carmot's clinical-stage metabolic pipeline. This included phase 2 trials of its CT-388 injectable peptide, which modulates receptors of the GLP-1 and GIP incretin hormones that stimulate insulin secretion. In December, Schroders said that it was "delighted" by the sale to Roche, which reflects "the unique nature of Carmot's pipeline".
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By Hugh Cameron, Alliance News reporter
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