Alpha Healthcare Acquisition Corp. III (Nasdaq: ALPA), a special purpose acquisition company led by Rajiv Shukla, has announced the execution of a definitive business combination agreement with Carmell Therapeutics Corporation, a Phase 2-stage biotechnology platform company developing allogeneic plasma-based biomaterials for bone and soft tissue healing indications.
Upon closing of the transaction, ALPA will be renamed Carmell Therapeutics Corporation. Mr. Shukla will serve as Chairman and Mr. Randy Hubbell will serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Combined Company. The Combined Company’s common stock is expected to be listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol “CTCX.”
Under the terms of the proposed transaction, Carmell’s shareholders will receive an aggregate of 15 million shares of ALPA’s Class A common stock (the “Class A Shares”) in exchange for their existing Carmell shares, as contemplated by the terms of the business combination agreement. Assuming that no ALPA shareholders elect to redeem their shares, the market capitalization of the Combined Company will be approximately $328 million and it is estimated that the current shareholders of Carmell will own approximately 46% of the issued and outstanding shares in the Combined Company at closing. The Combined Company is expected to receive gross proceeds of approximately $154 million at the closing of the transaction assuming no redemptions. The transaction has been approved by each of ALPA’s and Carmell’s Board of Directors and is subject to the approval of ALPA and Carmell shareholders and other customary conditions. The transaction is expected to close in H1, 2023.
