Two River

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Currently, Two River holds equity stakes in the following life science companies:^[4]

• Allogene Therapeutics - a biotechnology company.
• Breakthrough Properties - a life science real estate development company
• Hubble - a brand of contact lenses sold directly to consumers through an e-commerce, subscription-only model.
• Kronos Bio - a research and development of therapies that modulate historically recalcitrant cancer targets.
• Neogene Therapeutics - a biomedical company developing T cell therapies that target mutated proteins (neo-antigens) in cancer.
• UroGen Pharma - a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing therapies with a focus on euro-oncology.

Past holdings:

• Arno Therapeutics - a clinical-stage bio-pharmaceutical company that is developing products for the treatment of cancer.
• Capricor Therapeutics - a clinical stage biotechnology company developing biological therapies for cardiac and other serious medical conditions.
• Cell Design Labs (acquired by Gilead Sciences) - a private bio-therapeutics company
• Edgemont Pharmaceuticals - a privately held pharmaceutical company in the field of neuroscience.
• Kite Pharma (acquired by Gilead Sciences) - ac linical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing engineered autologous cell therapy products for the treatment of cancer.
• Sienna Biopharmaceuticals - discovery, clinical development and commercialization of products in dermatology and aesthetics
• Velcera (acquired by Perrigo) - develops pet medicines in pain management, anti-allergy and parasiticides
• Veterinary Prime - pet nutrition products for dogs and cats, sold through veterinarians.

• In May 2013, Kite Pharma completed a $35 million financing of Series A preferred stock.^[5]
• In October 2013, Arno Therapeutics completed a $30.7 million financing of equity.^[6]
• In November 2013, Nile Therapeutics completed a merger with Capricor to form Capricor Therapeutics. Capricor has become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Nile.^[7]
• In February 2014, Velcera was acquired by Perrigo for $160 million.^[8]
• In April 2014, Kite Pharma completed a $50 million mezzanine private financing of convertible notes,^[9] and in May, the company filed a registration with the SEC for an IPO of its common stock, with a proposed maximum offering price of $115 million. The company listed on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "KITE."^[10] The company planned to raise $78 million by offering 6 million shares at a price range of $12.00 to $14.00. At the midpoint of the proposed range, Kite Pharma would command a market value of $548 million.^[11][12] On June 20, 2014, 7.5 million shares of Kite Pharma, priced at $17 a share began trading on the NASDAQ, indicating a market valuation of $632.4 million for the company.^[13][14]
• In March 2017, it was reported that Two River has participated in a $16.5 million Series A round of funding for Hubble.^[15]
• On October 11, 2018, Allogene Therapeutics raised $324 million in an initial public offering on the NASDAQ, listing under the ticker "ALLO".^[16][17]