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SANUWAVE HEALTH COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF
THE WOUND CARE ASSETS OF CELULARITY
CONFERENCE CALL SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY 1 P.M. EDT
SUWANEE, GA, August 10, 2020 - SANUWAVE Health,
Inc. (OTCQB: SNWV) today announced that it has completed the
acquisition of the wound care assets of Celularity, consisting of
the UltraMIST Ultrasound Healing Therapy assets and
partnership rights for Celularity's wound care biologic
The funding for the acquisition consisted of a mix of funded term
debt, a seller note, and equity in the form of a private placement.
The private placement generated gross proceeds of approximately $24
million through the issuance of 119,125,000 shares of common stock
and accompanying warrants to purchase up to an equal number of
shares of common stock at a purchase price of $0.20 per share of
common stock and accompanying warrants. The warrants will be exercisable immediately at an
exercise price of $0.25 per share and will expire three years after
the date of issuance. Over
60% of the private placement was purchased by existing investors
and insiders, and the remainder was purchased by certain healthcare
focused institutional and accredited investors.
H.C Wainwright & Co. acted as the exclusive placement agent for
the private placement. Lake Street Capital Markets acted as
financial advisor for the acquisition and the private
William Blair & Company acted as the sole placement agent of
The acquisition is expected to be a transformative event for
SANUWAVE and represents a strategically and financially compelling
growth opportunity for the company. The transaction broadens
SANUWAVE's addressable market and combines two highly
complementary energy transfer technologies with two biologic skin
substitute products to create a platform of scale with an
end-to-end product offering in the advanced wound care market.
Furthermore, it uniquely positions SANUWAVE to address the entire
advanced wound care patient pathway from the initial stages of
treatment to closure. The treatment combination of the
UltraMIST and the dermaPACE System creates a
significant opportunity to demonstrate improved patient outcomes
over the current standard of care, initially for diabetic foot
ulcers and across all wound indications in the future.
will conduct an investor teleconference at 1:00 p.m. EDT on
Wednesday, August 12, 2020. A separate press release will be issued
providing the conference call information. More details regarding
the acquisition and the future plans will be shared and detailed on
About SANUWAVE Health, Inc.
SANUWAVE Health, Inc. (OTCQB:SNWV) (www.SANUWAVE.com)
is a shockwave technology company initially focused on the
development and commercialization of patented noninvasive,
biological response activating devices for the repair and
regeneration of skin, musculoskeletal tissue and vascular
structures. SANUWAVE's portfolio of regenerative medicine
products and product candidates activate biologic signaling and
angiogenic responses, producing new vascularization and
microcirculatory improvement, which helps restore the body's
normal healing processes and regeneration. SANUWAVE applies its
technology in wound healing,
orthopedic/spine, plastic/cosmetic and cardiac conditions. Its lead
product candidate for the global wound care market,
is US FDA cleared for the treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers.
The device is also CE Marked throughout Europe and has device
license approval for the treatment of the skin and subcutaneous
soft tissue in Canada, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.
SANUWAVE researches, designs, manufactures, markets and services
its products worldwide, and believes it has demonstrated that its
technology is safe and effective in stimulating healing in chronic
conditions of the foot (plantar fasciitis) and the elbow (lateral
epicondylitis) through its U.S. Class III PMA approved
as well as stimulating bone and chronic tendonitis regeneration in
the musculoskeletal environment through the utilization of its
OssaTron, Evotron and
in Europe, Asia and Asia/Pacific. In addition, there are
license/partnership opportunities for SANUWAVE's shockwave
technology for non-medical uses, including energy, water, food and
About Celularity Inc.
Celularity, headquartered in Warren, N.J., is a clinical-stage cell
therapeutics company delivering transformative allogeneic cellular
therapies derived from the postpartum human placenta. Using
proprietary technology in combination with its IMPACT
platform, Celularity is the only company harnessing the purity and
versatility of placental-derived cells to develop and manufacture
innovative and highly scalable off-the-shelf treatments for
patients with cancer, inflammatory, infectious, and age-related
diseases. To learn more, please visit www.celularity.com.
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financial results and plans for future business development
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