Alvotech's lenders have agreed to reduce interest rates on its loan facility, saving $8.2 million in the first year.
Quiver AI Summary
Alvotech, a biotech company focusing on biosimilar medicines, announced a reduction in interest rates on its senior secured term loan facility, resulting in an estimated savings of $8.2 million in the first year. This change reflects Alvotech's improved financial performance, including significant revenue growth and operational profits. The loan facility, originally established in July 2024, has been restructured to simplify its capital structure by combining two tranches into one, now with a reduced interest rate of SOFR plus 6.0%. Alvotech is committed to advancing its product pipeline, which includes nine biosimilar candidates, and has established numerous global commercial partnerships to enhance its market reach.
Potential Positives
- The reduction in interest payments by an estimated US$8.2 million in the first year improves Alvotech's financial health and liquidity.
- The move reflects confidence from experienced healthcare investors in Alvotech’s operational improvements and future growth potential.
- The simplification of the loan structure by combining two tranches into one streamlines Alvotech’s capital management.
- Alvotech is experiencing significant revenue growth and operating profits, enhancing its credibility in the biotech sector.
Potential Negatives
- The press release reveals that Alvotech's ability to meet certain operational and financial expectations relies heavily on future developments, indicating potential uncertainties in their growth strategy.
- The significant reliance on lenders for restructuring the debt might suggest underlying financial vulnerabilities that necessitate such adjustments to the loan facility.
- The company has a substantial outstanding loan balance of approximately $1,081 million while only holding a cash balance of around $152 million, which highlights potential liquidity concerns.
FAQ
What financial improvement did Alvotech recently announce?
Alvotech announced a reduction in interest payments by approximately US$8.2 million in the first year.
Who are the lenders involved in Alvotech's loan facility?
The lenders include GoldenTree Asset Management among other experienced healthcare investors.
How will the loan facility change affect Alvotech's capital structure?
The first and second tranches will be combined into a single tranche, simplifying the capital structure.
What is the new interest rate for Alvotech's loan facility?
The new interest rate for the facility is SOFR plus 6.0% per annum.
What biosimilars are currently in Alvotech's pipeline?
Alvotech's pipeline includes candidates for autoimmune disorders, eye disorders, osteoporosis, respiratory diseases, and cancer.
Disclaimer: This is an AI-generated summary of a press release distributed by GlobeNewswire. The model used to summarize this release may make mistakes. See the full release here.
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Full Release
REYKJAVIK, ICELAND (June 26, 2025) — Alvotech (NASDAQ: ALVO, ALVO SDB, the “Company”), a global biotech company specializing in the development and manufacture of biosimilar medicines for patients worldwide, today announced that its lenders under the Company’s existing senior secured term loan facility, including GoldenTree Asset Management (collectively, the “Lenders”), have agreed to reduce the rate of interest on its existing senior secured term loan facility (the “Facility”). The agreement will lower Alvotech’s interest payments in the first 12 months by an estimated US$8.2 million. This is an outcome of Alvotech’s sustained operational improvements and strengthened financial performance over the past year.
“Since last year, we have shown significant revenue growth, operating profits and positive adjusted EBITDA, and we expect to be able to fund future growth based on milestone and product revenue. Being able to reduce our cost of capital demonstrates great confidence, by a group of experienced healthcare investors, in Alvotech’s leadership, our pipeline progress and prospects for near-term product launches.” said Joel Morales, Chief Financial Officer of Alvotech.
The Facility was funded in July 2024 and matures in July 2029. It originally consisted of two tranches: a $900 million first-out term loan tranche (the “first tranche”), with an interest rate of SOFR plus 6.5% per annum, and a $65 million second-out term loan tranche (the “second tranche”), with an interest rate of SOFR plus 10.5% per annum. In conjunction with this transaction, certain of the Lenders have agreed to increase the first tranche to include the second tranche, creating one single tranche going forward, further simplifying Alvotech’s capital structure. The interest rate for this Facility will be SOFR plus 6.0% per annum, and all interest will be payable in cash. Following this transaction, the balance of the Facility is approximately $1,081 million and the Company’s cash balance was approximately $152 million, as of June 25, 2025.
About Alvotech
Alvotech is a biotech company, founded by Robert Wessman, focused solely on the development and manufacture of biosimilar medicines for patients worldwide. Alvotech seeks to be a global leader in the biosimilar space by delivering high quality, cost-effective products, and services, enabled by a fully integrated approach and broad in-house capabilities. Alvotech has launched two biosimilars. The current development pipeline includes nine disclosed biosimilar candidates aimed at treating autoimmune disorders, eye disorders, osteoporosis, respiratory disease, and cancer. Alvotech has formed a network of strategic commercial partnerships to provide global reach and leverage local expertise in markets that include the United States, Europe, Japan, China, and other Asian countries and large parts of South America, Africa and the Middle East. Alvotech’s commercial partners include Teva Pharmaceuticals, a US affiliate of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (US), STADA Arzneimittel AG (EU), Fuji Pharma Co., Ltd (Japan), Advanz Pharma (EEA, UK, Switzerland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand), Cipla/Cipla Gulf/Cipla Med Pro (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa/Africa), JAMP Pharma Corporation (Canada), Yangtze River Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd. (China), DKSH (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, India, Bangladesh and Pakistan), YAS Holding LLC (Middle East and North Africa), Abdi Ibrahim (Turkey), Kamada Ltd. (Israel), Mega Labs, Stein, Libbs, Tuteur and Saval (Latin America) and Lotus Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, and South Korea). Each commercial partnership covers a unique set of product(s) and territories. Except as specifically set forth therein, Alvotech disclaims responsibility for the content of periodic filings, disclosures and other reports made available by its partners. For more information, please visit
www.alvotech.com
. None of the information on the Alvotech website shall be deemed part of this press release.
About GoldenTree
GoldenTree is an employee-owned, global asset management firm that specializes in opportunities across the credit universe in sectors such as high yield bonds, leveraged loans, private credit, distressed debt, structured products, emerging markets, real estate, private equity and credit-themed equities. GoldenTree was founded in 2000 by Steven A. Tananbaum and is one of the largest independent global credit asset managers. GoldenTree manages $58 billion for institutional investors, including leading public and corporate pensions, endowments, foundations, insurance companies and sovereign wealth funds. GoldenTree has over 310 employees, with offices in New York, West Palm Beach, Charlotte, Newport Beach, Dallas, London, Dublin, Munich, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Dubai. For more information, please visit
www.goldentree.com
.
Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements in this communication may be considered “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or the future financial operating performance of Alvotech and may include, for example, Alvotech’s expectations regarding its ability to comply with the covenants of the Facility and to exercise its rights under the Facility, estimated cost savings resulting of the agreement, potential future financings or strategic transactions, Alvotech’s competitive advantages, business prospects and opportunities including product launches, pipeline product development, revenue and diversification, future plans and intentions, results, level of activities, financial and operations performance, goals or achievements or other future events, and market launches. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may”, “should”, “expect”, “intend”, “will”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “predict”, “potential”, “aim” or “continue”, or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar terminology. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by Alvotech and its management, are inherently uncertain and are inherently subject to risks, variability, and contingencies, many of which are beyond Alvotech’s control. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to: (1) the ability to raise substantial additional funding, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; (2) the ability to maintain stock exchange listing standards; (3) changes in applicable laws or regulations; (4) the possibility that Alvotech may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; (5) Alvotech’s estimates of revenue, expenses and profitability; (6) Alvotech’s ability to develop, manufacture and commercialize the products and product candidates in its pipeline; (7) the ability of Alvotech or its partners to enroll and retain patients in clinical studies; (8) the ability of Alvotech or its partners to gain approval from regulators for planned clinical studies, study plans or sites; (9) the ability of Alvotech’s partners to conduct, supervise and monitor existing and potential future clinical studies, which may impact development timelines and plans; (10) Alvotech’s ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval or authorizations of its products, including the timing or likelihood of expansion into additional markets or geographies; (11) the success of Alvotech’s current and future collaborations, joint ventures, partnerships or licensing arrangements; (12) Alvotech’s ability, and that of its commercial partners, to execute their commercialization strategy for approved products; (13) Alvotech’s ability to manufacture sufficient commercial supply of its approved products; (14) the outcome of ongoing and future litigation regarding Alvotech’s products and product candidates; (15) the impact of worsening macroeconomic conditions, including rising inflation and interest rates and general market conditions, conflicts in Ukraine, the Middle East and other global geopolitical tension, on the Company’s business, financial position, strategy and anticipated milestones; (16) Alvotech’s ability to comply with the covenants of the Facility and (17) other risks and uncertainties set forth in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in documents that Alvotech may from time to time file or furnish with the SEC. There may be additional risks that Alvotech does not presently know or that Alvotech currently believes are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Nothing in this communication should be regarded as a representation by any person that the forward-looking statements set forth herein will be achieved or that any of the contemplated results of such forward-looking statements will be achieved. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Alvotech does not undertake any duty to update these forward-looking statements or to inform the recipient of any matters of which any of them becomes aware of which may affect any matter referred to in this communication. Alvotech disclaims any and all liability for any loss or damage (whether foreseeable or not) suffered or incurred by any person or entity as a result of anything contained or omitted from this communication and such liability is expressly disclaimed. The recipient agrees that it shall not seek to sue or otherwise hold Alvotech or any of its directors, officers, employees, affiliates, agents, advisors, or representatives liable in any respect for the provision of this communication, the information contained in this communication, or the omission of any information from this communication.
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