Kazia Therapeutics — Cantrixil efficacy data presented at AACR

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Kazia Therapeutics — Cantrixil efficacy data presented at AACR

Kazia Therapeutics presented encouraging data from the Cantrixil Phase I study in a poster at American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) this week. Five of the nine evaluable patients (56%) showed stable disease at the completion of monotherapy treatment and one patient achieved an ongoing partial response to Cantrixil plus paclitaxel therapy. The extension cohort has already recruited nine of 12 subjects; data likely H219. Kazia’s primary focus is on GDC-0084, which is in three clinical studies in brain cancers. Initial data from the Phase IIa study in glioblastoma are expected in Q219. We increase our valuation range to between A$84m and A$146m.

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Cantrixil efficacy data presented at AACR

Cantrixil AACR poster

Pharma & biotech

1 April 2019

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5.4

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62.2m

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90%

Code

KZAX

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ASX

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NASDAQ

Share price performance

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33.3

(40.1)

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(17.0)

21.8

(43.6)

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A$0.78

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Business description

Kazia Therapeutics is an ASX- and NASDAQ-listed biotechnology company. It is developing the PI3K/mTOR inhibitor GDC-0084 for brain cancer and Cantrixil for ovarian cancer. GDC-0084 was in-licensed from Genentech in 2016.

Next events

GDC-0084 safety and dosing data

Q219

Cantrixil Phase I preliminary efficacy data

Q319

GDC-0084 Phase IIa preliminary efficacy

Q419

Analysts

Dennis Hulme

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Kazia Therapeutics is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

Kazia Therapeutics presented encouraging data from the Cantrixil Phase I study in a poster at American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) this week. Five of the nine evaluable patients (56%) showed stable disease at the completion of monotherapy treatment and one patient achieved an ongoing partial response to Cantrixil plus paclitaxel therapy. The extension cohort has already recruited nine of 12 subjects; data likely H219. Kazia’s primary focus is on GDC-0084, which is in three clinical studies in brain cancers. Initial data from the Phase IIa study in glioblastoma are expected in Q219. We increase our valuation range to between A$84m and A$146m.

Year
end

Revenue
(A$m)

PBT*
(A$m)

EPS*
(c)

DPS*
(c)

P/E
(x)

Yield
(%)

06/17

8.6

(10.9)

(22.8)

0.0

N/A

N/A

06/18

13.0

(6.3)

(12.5)

0.0

N/A

N/A

06/19e

3.1

(13.9)

(25.1)

0.0

N/A

N/A

06/20e

3.0

(12.4)

(20.0)

0.0

N/A

N/A

Note: *PBT and EPS are normalised, excluding exceptional items.

Cantrixil shows evidence of anti-cancer activity

The poster presented at the AACR conference reported encouraging evidence from the Phase I study that Cantrixil acts to inhibit tumour growth when administered to ovarian cancer patients by intraperitoneal infusion. We see the likely future development of Cantrixil as being for use in combination chemotherapy in either the first-line or second-line setting, so it was encouraging to se it was well tolerated when administered in combination with five different chemotherapy agents after the first two cycles of monotherapy treatment were completed. The ongoing extension cohort will expand the data set regarding the safety and anti-cancer activity of Cantrixil.

GDC-0084 still the primary focus – first data Q219

Kazia is conducting three clinical studies of GDC-0084 in brain cancer or brain metastases, including two studies in collaboration with the prestigious US-based Dana Farber Cancer Institute and St Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Initial safety data from the Phase IIa study in glioblastoma (GBM) are expected in the current quarter, with preliminary efficacy data in Q419.

Valuation: Increased to A$84–146m

We increase our indicative valuation range to A$84–146m or A$1.36–2.34 per share (vs A$83–139m, A$1.38–2.31 per share), under either post-Phase III approval or accelerated approval scenarios for GDC-0084. We have rolled forward our model and have made adjustment for the sale of the Noxopharm shareholding for $2.4m (vs our previous valuation of A$3.6m). We estimate that cash of A$5.4m at 31 December 2018 plus the Noxopharm sale proceeds will fund activity into H219, by which time preliminary data from the GDC-0084 Phase IIa are expected to have read out. We estimate that Kazia will need additional funds in the order of A$15–20m to fully fund the GDC-0084 Phase IIb study.

Encouraging efficacy in Cantrixil dose-escalation study

Kazia presented a poster summarising the safety and efficacy of data from the dose escalation cohorts of the Phase I study of intraperitoneal Cantrixil (TRX-E-002-1) at the AACR conference held from 29 March to 3 April 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. The study recruited women with ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer who had failed at least two prior lines of therapy, including standard platinum-based therapy (eg cisplatin, carboplatin or oxaliplatin).

The key new information in the poster is that it reports for the first time the efficacy data on all nine evaluable subjects. The company had previously reported that the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) had been identified as 5mg/kg and that three of the first five evaluable patients achieved stable disease at the end of the six-week monotherapy treatment period and that one of these subjects went on to experience a partial response when treated with Cantrixil in combination with paclitaxel. The company has noted that the 5mg/kg dose is well within the range that was expected to be effective based on preclinical studies.

The poster presentation shows that five of the nine subjects (56%) who had received at least three weekly doses (one cycle) of Cantrixil achieved stable disease when evaluated six weeks after treatment commenced (Exhibit 1). The 56% stable disease rate in this larger body of patients is consistent with the 60% rate reported for the first five patients.

Exhibit 1: Tumour evaluation of Cantrixil dose-escalation cohorts

Source: Kazia Therapeutics

Exhibit 1 shows that subject 03-002 experienced substantial tumour shrinkage during the six-week period when she was treated with Cantrixil at 2.5mg/kg as a monotherapy. The sum of tumour diameters, the standard tumour measurement used in the RECIST1 response criteria, shrank from 45mm to 13mm. While there was a substantial reduction in tumour burden, the level of the CA125 cancer marker in the bloodstream had increased and this patient was considered to have had stable disease rather than a tumour response at six weeks. At the completion of Cantrixil monotherapy the patient subsequently received six cycles (18 weeks) of treatment with 2.5mg/kg Cantrixil combined with paclitaxel. The tumours continued to shrink and the CA125 levels declined during the combination treatment period and 12 weeks after entering the study the patient had achieved a partial response. The response was ongoing at the end of the 24-week follow-up period when the patient exited the study. Exhibit 2 shows that the tumour shrinkage was maintained at a further assessment two months after the end of the study.

  RECIST= Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours

Exhibit 2: Progressive tumour reduction over an extended period observed in one patient

Source: Kazia Therapeutics

Manageable adverse event profile at MTD

The main purpose of the study was to determine the MTD and to investigate the safety of Cantrixil. In total, 14 subjects were enrolled and 11 received at least one dose of Cantrixil infused into the abdominal cavity (intraperitoneal administration) and were evaluated for safety. Nine subjects received at least three doses and were evaluated for efficacy.

Exhibit 3 shows that dosing escalated all the way to 20mg/kg, the highest planned dose, before the first dose limiting toxicity was observed. The dose was then de-escalated in two steps to 5mg/kg, which was identified as the MTD. The dose limiting toxicity was ileus syndrome (temporary arrest of intestinal peristalsis) and safety signals of bowel obstruction and abdominal pain.

Exhibit 3: Dose escalation and de-escalation in study cohorts

Source: Kazia Therapeutics

Exhibit 4 shows that a total of 161 adverse events were recorded, 66 of which were considered to be drug related. There were 12 serious adverse events recorded, only three of which were drug related: ileus syndrome, abdominal pain and worsening of abdominal pain.

It is notable that most of the adverse events were gastrointestinal. Treatment centres have strategies in place to manage side effects such as pain, nausea and vomiting, but those strategies were not used in this study because the investigators did not want to mask any adverse events.

Exhibit 4: Top 10 most frequent adverse events

Source: Kazia Therapeutics. Note: AE: adverse event.

PK data show rapid absorption and clearance from the blood

Pharmacokinetic (PK) data shows that Cantrixil is rapidly absorbed following intraperitoneal administration. Levels in the bloodstream peaked around three hours after administration and then declined to very low levels after 24 hours. Intraperitoneal administration exposes abdominal organs to higher levels of the drug than other parts of the body.

Exhibit 5: Cantrixil (TRX-E-002-1) dose concentration profile

Source: Kazia Therapeutics

Recruitment of Cantrixil extension cohort well advanced

Kazia is recruiting a 12-patient expansion cohort, which is being treated with Cantrixil monotherapy at the MTD of 5mg/kg. As of March 2019, nine of the 12 patients have been recruited. Kazia expects to fully recruit the expansion cohort in Q219 and report initial efficacy data in H219.

The 56% of subjects with stable disease at the end of the monotherapy treatment period and the substantial reduction in tumour size seen in one patient receiving combination therapy are encouraging signs that Cantrixil inhibits tumour growth. However, it is not yet clear whether the efficacy is sufficient for it to be a commercially successful product. The expansion cohort will provide additional data to help assess the safety and potential efficacy of Cantrixil.

Future options for Cantrixil: First- or second-line combos

Kazia’s overall business strategy is to in-license drug candidates then add value by conducting early to mid-stage clinical development, before out-licensing or selling the programme to a partner who would conduct late-stage development.

Therefore, we expect the company to seek a partner for late-stage development of Cantrixil. Depending on the level of interest from potential pharma partners and on Kazia’s available financial resources, it could also seek a partner for the next stage of Cantrixil development. Another option would be for Kazia to conduct a small study if there is a particular question that potential pharma partners want to have addressed before they commit to a transaction.

We suspect the next steps in Cantrixil’s development will be strongly influenced by discussions with potential partners, which will enable Kazia to learn what additional data partners would require before they could decide whether to seek to in-license or acquire the programme. Discussions with the Scientific Advisory Board and clinicians, including trial investigators, will also be influential.

Cantrixil has shown encouraging signs of efficacy as a single agent and good tolerability when used in combination with standard second-line therapies. These two factors mean Cantrixil is likely to be well suited to use in combination therapy.

If the data from the expansion cohort are sufficiently encouraging and there is sufficient interest from potential partners, we suspect the likely next step would to be to test Cantrixil in combination with the investigator’s choice of standard chemotherapy drugs in either a first- or second-line setting.

Kazia’s primary focus remains on GDC-0084

Kazia’s lead drug candidate is GDC-0084, an orally administered small molecule phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor that targets an important growth-signalling pathway in cancer cells, which it in-licensed from Genentech in October 2016. The drug was specifically developed to cross the blood-brain barrier and target GBM, which is an aggressive brain cancer with poor patient survival and for which there are few effective therapies. However, its ability to cross the blood-brain barrier means it is also expected to be effective against other forms of brain cancer and against brain metastases of cancers that originated elsewhere in the body.

Kazia is investigating GDC-0084 in three separate clinical studies, which include one company-sponsored study and two studies conducted in collaboration with prestigious US-based cancer research centres. The three studies are summarised briefly below.

GDC-0084 dose optimisation Phase IIa in GBM

Kazia commenced recruitment of a company-sponsored dose optimisation Phase IIa study of GDC-0084 in recently diagnosed GBM patients in March 2018. Once the MTD in first-line patients has been identified, an expansion cohort of 20 patients will be treated at that dose. The expansion cohort will undergo intensive monitoring to better understand the pharmacokinetic and toxicity profile of the drug, before the randomised controlled Phase IIb study commences.

The Phase IIa study will be followed by a randomised Phase IIb trial comparing GDC-0084 to standard temozolomide (TMZ) chemotherapy. The study will target the 61% of GBM patients where the tumour cells have an unmethylated O6-methylguanine methyltransferase (MGMT) promoter, as this patient population receives only minimal benefit from treatment with TMZ and is in urgent need of more effective therapies.

Initial dosing and safety data from the Phase IIa study are expected in Q219, with preliminary efficacy signals likely to be reported in Q419.

Breast cancer brain metastases with Dana-Farber

The first of the collaborative studies is a Phase II trial with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to investigate GDC-0084 in combination with Herceptin in women with HER2-positive breast cancer who have developed brain metastases. Genentech showed that GDC-0084 improves survival in this indication in animal studies and a successful Phase III study for Novartis’s BYL719 validates targeting PI3K in breast cancer.

DIPG childhood brain cancer with St Jude

The second collaboration is with St Jude Children’s Research Hospital in a Phase I study of GDC-0084 in the aggressive childhood brain cancer diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG). Although the number of patients with this disease is small, the fact that there are no approved treatments for this aggressive cancer could open up pathways to an accelerated approval or Breakthrough Designation. Approval could also earn a valuable FDA paediatric priority review voucher.

Valuation

We have revised our valuation of Kazia to reflect the sale of the shareholding in Noxopharm for A$2.4m (before costs) vs our previous valuation of A$3.6m. Kazia’s remaining unlisted Noxopharm options were valued at A$0.2m at 31 December 2018. We have adjusted the share count to include the 2.82m shares issued to Glioblast shareholders in November 2018 upon meeting the first milestone (initiation of dosing in the phase II study), relating to the in-licence of the GDC-0084 technology and the acquisition of Glioblast in 2016.

Our base case valuation, which models a GDC-0084 market launch in 2026 following completion of a Phase III trial, has increased to A$84m (previously A$83m). Our valuation is equivalent to A$1.36/share undiluted (vs A$1.38/share) and A$1.31/share after diluting for options and convertible notes. Kazia is also listed on NASDAQ under the code KZIA, with each NASDAQ-listed ADR representing 10 ordinary shares. Our undiluted base case valuation equals US$10.31 per ADR at current exchange rates.

Our base-case valuation assumes a 40% likelihood that GDC-0084 is out-licensed to a marketing partner in 2021 after reporting positive PFS data from the Phase II trial, in a deal that includes US$20m upfront and US$120m in clinical and regulatory milestone payments. We also assume that Kazia pays a royalty of 10% of net sales to Genentech and that global sales for GBM reach US$1,050m in 2030.

Exhibit 6 shows our base-case market assumptions for GDC-0084 and Cantrixil and the contribution of product royalties and milestone payments to the rNPV, which have not changed since our last note. We have offset the risk-adjusted trial cost against milestone revenue for each drug, rather than against royalty revenue. This understates the contribution of the milestone payments to the rNPV and overstates the contribution of royalties.

Exhibit 6: Kazia base case valuation (assumes confirmatory GDC-0084 pivotal trial required)

 

Likelihood (%)

rNPV (A$m)

rNPV/
share (A$)

Assumptions

GDC-0084; GBM

25%

18.0

$0.29

Global peak sales* of US$1,050m from GBM (11,500 US cases/year, 61% unmethylated MGMT** promoter, 80% penetration); pricing of US$50k. Global sales 2x US sales; launch 2026; assumes receives 15% royalty on sales, pays away 10% of royalty to Genentech.

GDC-0084; brain metastases in HER2+ breast cancer

20%

7.7

$0.12

Global peak sales of US$600m (233,000 US breast cancer cases/year, 37% HER2+, 7% develop brain metastases, 50% penetration); pricing of US$50k. Global sales 2x US sales; launch 2026; assumes receives 15% royalty on sales, pays away 10% of royalty to Genentech.

GDC-0084; DIPG

20%

0.6

$0.01

Global peak sales of US$45m (275 US DIPG cases/year, 80% penetration); pricing of US$50k. Global sales 2x US sales; launch 2026; assumes receives 15% royalty on sales, pays away 10% of royalty to Genentech.

Ovarian and other abdominal cancers: Cantrixil

10%

29.7

$0.48

Global peak sales of US$680m from ovarian cancer (14,300 US deaths/year, 30% penetration) and bowel cancer (50,300 US deaths, 25% develop malignant ascites, 20% penetration); pricing of US$50k. Global sales 2x US sales; launch 2025; assumes receives 15% royalty on sales, pays away 5% of revenue to Yale.

GDC-0084 milestones

16.3

$0.26

Assumes potential licensing upfronts and milestones total US$140m (US$127m net of payments to Glioblast and Genentech; US$38m after risk adjustment).

Cantrixil milestones

20.1

$0.32

Assumes potential licensing upfronts and milestones total US$140m (US$23m after risk adjustment); assumes 5% of upfront and milestone payment paid away to Yale.

SG&A

-11.4

-$0.18

Portfolio total

 

81.0

$1.30

Noxopharm options book value

0.2

$0.00

Net cash at end FY19e

3.1

$0.05

Enterprise total

 

84.3

$1.36

Source: Edison Investment Research. Note: *Peak sales in actual dollars in forecast year. **MGMT: methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase gene. We assume that the addressable markets grow at 4% per year. Launch dates listed are calendar years (in some cases the launch will be in the financial year following the calendar year stated).

We have also valued Kazia under an alternative accelerated approval scenario for GDC-0084, which assumes a market launch in 2023 and that Kazia receives a higher 20% royalty rate and a larger US$40m upfront payment because the data are ready for filing, with other deal terms the same as for the post-Phase III approval base case scenario. Exhibit 7 shows that accelerated approval for GDC-0084 would increase our valuation for Kazia to A$146m (previously A$139m) or A$2.34/share (undiluted).

Exhibit 7: Kazia valuation in GDC-0084 accelerated approval scenario

 

Likelihood (%)

rNPV (A$m)

rNPV/
share (A$)

Assumptions

GDC-0084 – GBM

25%

58.6

$0.94

As per Exhibit 6, except 2023 launch (vs 2026) and 20% gross royalty on sales (vs 15%).

GDC-0084 – brain metastases in HER2+ breast cancer

20%

14.8

$0.24

As per Exhibit 6, except 20% gross royalty on sales (vs 15%).

GDC-0084; DIPG

20%

1.1

$0.02

As per Exhibit 6, except 20% gross royalty on sales (vs 15%).

GDC-0084 milestones

29.6

$0.48

Assumes potential licensing upfronts and milestones total US$160m (US$147m net of payments to Glioblast and Genentech; US$48m after risk adjustment). Milestones received earlier than base case (final milestone in 2023 vs 2026).

GDC-0084 total

104.0

$1.67

Remainder of portfolio

38.4

$0.62

Portfolio total

 

142.5

$2.29

Noxopharm options book value

0.2

$0.00

Net cash at end FY19e

3.1

$0.05

Enterprise total

 

145.8

$2.34

Source: Edison Investment Research. Note: Launch dates listed are calendar years.

Financials

Kazia had A$5.4m cash at 31 December 2018 and has subsequently raised A$2.4m (before costs) through the sale of its shareholding in Noxopharm. We expect the available funds to be sufficient to support operations into H2 CY19, by which time preliminary efficacy data from the GDC-0084 Phase IIa studies are expected to read out. However, if is there is any slippage on the timelines, funds may need to be raised in H2 CY19 before the GDC-0084 Phase IIa trial reads out. We estimate that Kazia will need additional funds of A$15–20m to finance the GDC-0084 Phase IIb GBM study.

We have revised our FY19 financial forecasts to account for the ~A$2m loss on the sale of the Noxopharm shareholding for A$2.4m (gross) vs its valuation of A$4.3m at the end of FY18.

Exhibit 8: Financial summary

 

A$'000s

2016

2017

2018

2019e

2020e

Year end 30 June

AASB

AASB

AASB

AASB

AASB

PROFIT & LOSS

Sales, royalties, milestones

0

0

0

0

0

Other (includes R&D tax rebate)

3,665

8,563

12,989

3,074

3,019

Revenue

 

 

3,665

8,563

12,989

3,074

3,019

R&D expenses

(9,894)

(11,136)

(9,774)

(9,207)

(9,463)

SG&A expenses

(4,343)

(7,580)

(8,132)

(4,342)

(4,688)

Other

0

0

0

0

0

EBITDA

 

 

(10,572)

(10,153)

(4,917)

(10,475)

(11,132)

Operating Profit (before GW and except.)

 

(10,671)

(10,271)

(5,127)

(10,475)

(11,132)

Intangible Amortisation

(1,320)

(82)

(1,336)

(1,458)

(1,312)

Exceptionals

(569)

0

0

0

0

Operating Profit

(12,560)

(10,353)

(6,464)

(11,933)

(12,445)

Net Interest

406

(516)

119

60

31

Profit Before Tax (norm)

 

 

(11,586)

(10,869)

(6,344)

(13,874)

(12,413)

Profit Before Tax (reported)

 

 

(12,154)

(10,869)

(6,344)

(11,874)

(12,413)

Tax benefit

0

199

305

0

0

Profit After Tax (norm)

(11,586)

(10,670)

(6,039)

(13,874)

(12,413)

Profit After Tax (reported)

(12,154)

(10,670)

(6,039)

(11,874)

(12,413)

Average Number of Shares Outstanding (m)

42.7

46.8

48.4

55.3

62.2

EPS - normalised (c)

 

 

(28.44)

(22.81)

(12.48)

(25.09)

(19.97)

EPS - diluted

 

 

(28.44)

(22.81)

(12.48)

(25.09)

(19.97)

Dividend per share (A$)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

BALANCE SHEET

Fixed Assets

 

 

1,427

16,430

18,915

13,332

12,120

Intangible Assets

822

15,918

14,579

13,121

11,809

Tangible Assets

592

490

1

1

101

Investments

13

22

4,335

210

210

Current Assets

 

 

34,090

19,480

9,260

7,124

4,534

Stocks

0

0

0

0

0

Debtors

199

4,263

2,535

3,250

3,189

Cash

33,453

14,455

5,956

3,107

577

Other

438

763

768

768

768

Current Liabilities

 

 

(1,432)

(5,384)

(3,888)

(5,334)

(5,510)

Creditors

(1,300)

(1,873)

(2,067)

(3,513)

(3,689)

Short term borrowings

0

0

0

0

0

Other

(132)

(3,512)

(1,821)

(1,821)

(1,821)

Long Term Liabilities

 

 

(154)

(5,188)

(5,046)

(5,155)

(13,155)

Long term borrowings

0

0

0

0

(8,000)

Other long term liabilities

(154)

(5,188)

(5,046)

(5,155)

(5,155)

Net Assets

 

 

33,931

25,338

19,242

9,967

(2,011)

CASH FLOW

Operating Cash Flow

 

 

(12,383)

(11,683)

(8,780)

(9,324)

(10,461)

Net Interest

405

248

119

60

31

Tax

0

0

0

0

0

Capex

(525)

(20)

0

(100)

(100)

Acquisitions/disposals

3

(7,097)

150

2,335

0

Equity Financing

782

(18)

0

4,180

0

Dividends

0

0

0

0

0

Other

0

0

0

0

0

Net Cash Flow

(11,719)

(18,570)

(8,511)

(2,850)

(10,530)

Opening net debt/(cash)

 

 

(44,371)

(33,453)

(14,455)

(5,956)

(3,107)

HP finance leases initiated

0

0

0

0

0

Other

800

(429)

13

0

0

Closing net debt/(cash)

 

 

(33,453)

(14,455)

(5,956)

(3,107)

7,423

Source: Kazia Therapeutics accounts, Edison Investment Research

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Schumannstrasse 34b

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1,185 Avenue of the Americas

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Level 4, Office 1205

95 Pitt Street, Sydney

NSW 2000, Australia

Frankfurt +49 (0)69 78 8076 960

Schumannstrasse 34b

60325 Frankfurt

Germany

London +44 (0)20 3077 5700

280 High Holborn

London, WC1V 7EE

United Kingdom

New York +1 646 653 7026

1,185 Avenue of the Americas

3rd Floor, New York, NY 10036

United States of America

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Level 4, Office 1205

95 Pitt Street, Sydney

NSW 2000, Australia

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