EW Healthcare Sells $2.6M Preferred Shares & Debt to Madryn, Consolidating Control

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EW Healthcare Partners has finalized the sale of its preferred shares and convertible debt in Venus Concept to Madryn Asset Management for $2.6 million, a move that significantly consolidates Madryn's control and follows its prior proposal to take the company private.

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• Major Stake Sale Finalized

  EW Healthcare Partners sold 1.5 million Junior Preferred Shares, 1.57 million Senior Preferred Shares, and Secured Subordinated Convertible Notes to Madryn Asset Management.

• Significant Transaction Value

  The aggregate purchase price for these securities was $2.6 million, a value more than four times the company's current market capitalization.

• Consolidation of Control

  This transaction significantly consolidates Madryn Asset Management's ownership and control over Venus Concept, following its prior proposal to take the company private.

• Change in Collateral Agent

  EW Healthcare Partners resigned as Collateral Agent under the Note Purchase Agreement, with Madryn Health Partners appointed as the successor.

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This Schedule 13D/A provides the definitive terms of the previously announced agreement for EW Healthcare Partners to sell its preferred shares and convertible debt to Madryn Asset Management. The $2.6 million transaction value is substantial, exceeding Venus Concept's current market capitalization by over four times. This sale effectively transfers a significant portion of the company's capital structure to Madryn, which already holds a controlling stake and has proposed a short-form merger to take the company private. The consolidation of ownership by Madryn, coupled with EW Healthcare's resignation as Collateral Agent, streamlines Madryn's control over the company's financial instruments and strategic direction. This event is a critical step towards a potential take-private transaction, significantly impacting the investment thesis for existing common shareholders.