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Akin Gump Advises Kennedy Lewis Investment Management in Rapid Micro Biosystems Financing

May 22, 2020

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(New York) – Kennedy Lewis Investment Management, an opportunistic credit manager, completed a significant commitment to Rapid Micro Biosystems, Inc. in the form of a senior secured debt facility as part of a recent $120 million total debt and equity financing provided to Rapid Micro. A team from Akin Gump advised Kennedy Lewis in the transaction.

The proceeds of the financing will enable Rapid Micro to meet the growing demand for its Growth Direct automated microbial detection platform and to support new product development for pandemic response.

Akin Gump partner Dan Fisher, head of Akin Gump’s integrated special situations team, and finance partner Matt Bivona led the team advising Kennedy Lewis.

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