IN BRIEF: BioPharma Credit says Epizyme investment to be prepaid

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BioPharma Credit PLC - life sciences debt investment trust - Notes Monday's announcement from Ipsen regarding its agreement to acquire Epizyme Inc. BioPharma has a $110 million investment in a senior secured loan in Epizyme, which it says would be prepaid upon closing of the acquisition. ‘The loan was made in four different tranches with each tranche having a different prepayment economics. Depending on the actual timing of the prepayment, the company would be expected to receive between $3 million to $7 million in prepayment and make-whole fees,’ company explains.

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