Grenville Completes Follow-On Investment in Lattice Biologics
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - May 11, 2015) - Grenville Strategic Royalty Corp. (TSX VENTURE:GRC) ("Grenville") is pleased to announce that it has advanced an additional USD$1,000,000 to Lattice Biologics Inc. ("Lattice Biologics"). This investment represents Grenville's first follow-on investment in Lattice Biologics and brings Grenville's total investment in Lattice Biologics to USD$3,000,000. In exchange for this advance, Grenville will receive a royalty based on Lattice's gross revenue within Grenville's average royalty rate of between 1% and 4%.
Lattice Biologics is a leader in the innovative medical field of allograft healthcare services, producing allograft products for use in various clinical applications. Known industry wide for their allograft quality, operational efficiency and customer satisfaction, Lattice operates from its state-of-the-art facility in Phoenix, Arizona. Lattice Biologics' staff of highly trained tissue bank specialists, surgical technicians, certified sterile processing and distribution technicians and CNC operators maintain the highest standards of aseptic technique throughout each step of the manufacturing process, from donor acceptance to the final packaging and distribution of finished allografts.
"Our follow-on investment will allow Guy Cook, CEO of Lattice, and his team to continue to diversify their allograft offering and grow their revenues", noted William (Bill) R. Tharp, President and Chief Executive Officer of Grenville. "This investment will also help us to increase our defensive-sector portfolio exposure as well as strengthen our partnership with a fast-growing company with a top tier management team".
"Lattice Biologics is a fast growing company in regenerative medicine, and we need supportive partners like Grenville to develop our next generation allografts, stated Guy Cook, President and CEO of Lattice Biologics. " Part of the use of proceeds will be to begin clinical testing, which we believe will be available in early 2016. The royalty based capital we need today is well below equity alternatives".
To date, Grenville has completed approximately $34.23 million in royalty financings, building a diversified portfolio in Canada and the United States.
About Lattice Biologics
Lattice Biologics opened their doors in the spring of 2007 in Scottsdale, AZ as International Biologics, LLC. In the fall of 2013, International Biologics, LLC was purchased by Lattice Biologics, Inc. The company's facility include ISO Class 1000 and ISO Class 100 clean rooms, and specialized equipment capable of crafting traditional allografts and precision specialty allografts for various clinical applications. Lattice's staff of highly trained tissue bank specialists, surgical technicians, certified sterile processing and distribution technicians, and CNC operators maintains the highest standards of aseptic technique throughout each step of the manufacturing process. From donor acceptance to the final packaging and distribution of finished allografts, Lattice Biologics is committed to maintaining the highest standards of allograft quality, innovation, and customer satisfaction.
About Grenville
Grenville is a Toronto-based company that was formed to provide royalty-based finance solutions by acquiring revenue streams generated by growing industrial and technology businesses. Grenville has identified a large and underserviced finance market for companies generating up to $50 million in revenue, many of which are well managed and generating improving cash flow, but face difficult financing hurdles from traditional debt and equity markets. The non-dilutive royalty financing structure offered by Grenville can bridge the financing needs of these companies until traditional debt or equity is available to them on more attractive commercial terms. The application of Grenville's royalty financing structure into sectors not traditionally serviced by royalty companies represents a new and innovative financing model - Capital Simplified - that has already attracted a considerable number of opportunities with attractive potential returns.
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