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Akin Advises Pharmakon in $250 Million Term Loan Financing for UroGen Pharma

March 2, 2026

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(New York and Washington, D.C.) – Akin advised Pharmakon Advisors, LP and its affiliated funds in providing a senior secured term loan of up to $250 million in two tranches to UroGen Pharma Ltd., a biotech company dedicated to developing and commercializing innovative solutions that treat urothelial and specialty cancers. The initial tranche of $200 million was funded at closing to refinance UroGen’s existing $125 million debt facility and provide additional non-dilutive capital. 

The Akin team was led by tax partner Geoffrey Secol and included fellow tax partner Stuart Leblang; and health care & life sciences partner Nathan Brown, senior counsel Jo-Ellyn Klein and counsel Emily Gerry and Caroline Kessler. 

For additional information on the transaction, please click here.  

Akin is a leading international law firm with more than 1,000 lawyers in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.  

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