BioNTech Raises Over $400 Million to Boost COVID-19 Efforts

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BioNTech Raises Over $400 Million to Boost COVID-19 Efforts

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BioNTech S.E. (NASDAQ: BNTX) has been one of the leading companies in the race to a COVID-19 vaccine. Its partnership with Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE | PFE Price Prediction) has brought BioNTech to the top, with its shares rising over 160% year to date. Now, it’s time to capitalize.

The company announced a secondary offering of 5,000,000 American depositary shares (ADSs), each representing one ordinary share, with an overallotment option to purchase an additional 750,000 ADSs.

The underwriters for the offering are JPMorgan, BofA Securities, Berenberg, UBS, Canaccord Genuity, Commerzbank, Wolfe Capital Markets and Bryan Garnier.

Certain new and existing investors, including Pfizer, have indicated an interest in purchasing up to an aggregate of $200 million in ADSs. However, these indications of interest are not binding agreements or commitments to purchase.

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The pricing for the offering has yet to be determined. With shares already posting a massive gain this year, BioNTech will make a nice chunk of change to put toward its research and operations.

At the most recent closing price of $88.20, the entire offering would be valued up to $441 million. Note that the company has a market cap of $21 billion, so this offering would constitute roughly 2% of the total cap.

BioNTech stock traded up about 6% to $93.83 on Tuesday, in a 52-week range of $12.52 to $105.00. The consensus price target is $55.39.

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Chris Lange is a writer for 24/7 Wall St., based in Houston. He has covered financial markets over the past decade with an emphasis on healthcare, tech, and IPOs. During this time, he has published thousands of articles with insightful analysis across these complex fields. Currently, Lange's focus is on military and geopolitical topics.

Lange's work has been quoted or mentioned in Forbes, The New York Times, Business Insider, USA Today, MSN, Yahoo, The Verge, Vice, The Intelligencer, Quartz, Nasdaq, The Motley Fool, Fox Business, International Business Times, The Street, Seeking Alpha, Barron’s, Benzinga, and many other major publications.

A graduate of Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, Lange majored in business with a particular focus on investments. He has previous experience in the banking industry and startups.

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