ANEW Medical, a specialty pharmaceutical company focusing on diagnostics and therapies for neurological and age-related disorders, has commenced trading on the NASDAQ Global Market under the ticker symbols 'WENA' and 'WENAW' for its common shares and warrants, respectively. The company aims to drive long-term shareholder value through strategic capital allocation and business growth. The announcement follows the completion of a business combination with Redwoods Acquisition Corp. (RWOD), a special purpose acquisition company, on June 21, 2024. ANEW plans to update the market on several significant milestones achieved over the past year.
ANEW Medical, a biopharmaceutical tech firm focused on CNS and neurodegenerative treatments, and Redwoods Acquisition Corp (RWOD) have finalized their merger. The combined entity will trade on the Nasdaq under 'WENA' and 'WENAW'.
ANEW's CEO, Dr. Joseph Sinkule, highlighted the merger's role in accessing Nasdaq's international investors and advancing their three major platform technologies. RWOD's CEO, Jiande Chen, expressed enthusiasm for ANEW's potential in developing gene therapies for aging-related diseases.
Each ANEW share, previously trading under 'LEAS', will convert to 1/25,000th of a Merger Consideration share, with fractional shares rounded up. Key advisors included Chardan, Cyruli Shanks & Zizmor, Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li, and Loeb & Loeb.
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Redwoods Acquisition Corp. (RWOD) successfully closed its initial public offering on April 4, 2022, raising $100 million by selling 10 million units at $10 each. Each unit consists of one share, one warrant, and one right for future shares, and they began trading on Nasdaq under the symbol RWODU on March 31, 2022. Chardan managed the offering, which includes an option for underwriters to purchase an additional 1.5 million units. The funds will be utilized for potential mergers in carbon-neutral and energy storage sectors.