-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Kxz/9fHvAScFuuOu/JGOGzzH9bWmpln3GuLx517O8bSVxI0BVWN4QsR+OrNZgjYw mMPX6GiHyb3WA4Pg4+/RMw== 0000950142-07-001590.txt : 20070712 0000950142-07-001590.hdr.sgml : 20070712 20070712172633 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950142-07-001590 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070712 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070712 GROUP MEMBERS: FRANK H. PEARL GROUP MEMBERS: GEORGE SOROS GROUP MEMBERS: PERSEUS BIOTECH FUND PARTNERS, LLC GROUP MEMBERS: PERSEUS-SOROS BIOPHARMACEUTICAL FUND, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: PERSEUS-SOROS PARTNERS, LLC GROUP MEMBERS: PERSEUSPUR, LLC GROUP MEMBERS: SFM AH, LLC GROUP MEMBERS: SFM PARTICIPATION, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BIOENVISION INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001028205 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 113375915 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-78274 FILM NUMBER: 07977088 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 345 PARK AVENUE STREET 2: 41ST FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10154 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-750-6700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 345 PARK AVENUE STREET 2: 41ST FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10154 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ASCOT GROUP INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19961205 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PERSEUS SOROS BIOPHARMACEUTICAL FUND LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001111408 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ARMY & NAVY CLUB BLDG STREET 2: 1627 I ST NW STE 610 CITY: WASHINGTON STATE: DC ZIP: 20006 BUSINESS PHONE: (212) 651-6389 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 888 SEVENTH AVE STREET 2: 30TH FL CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10106 SC 13D/A 1 sc13da6_bioenvision.txt AMENDMENT NO. 6 ================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D/A (Rule 13d-102) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THEREFO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a) (AMENDMENT NO. 6) BIOENVISION, INC. (Name of Issuer) COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.001 PER SHARE (Title of Class of Securities) 09059N100 (CUSIP Number) ANDREW NICHOLSON PERSEUS-SOROS BIOPHARMACEUTICAL FUND, LP 888 SEVENTH AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10106 TEL. NO.: (212) 651-6383 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) with a copy to JOHN C. KENNEDY, ESQ. PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP 1285 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019-6064 JULY 10, 2007 (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Sections 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box [_]. *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). (continued on following pages) Page 1 of 15 pages) =============================================================================== CUSIP NO. 09059N100 Page 2 of 15 SCHEDULE 13D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) Perseus-Soros BioPharmaceutical Fund, LP - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [_] (b) [X] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS Not Applicable - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 NUMBER OF ------------------------------------- SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 75,009 (1) OWNED BY ------------------------------------- EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 0 PERSON ------------------------------------- WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 75,009 (1) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 75,009 (1) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.001% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------ (1) Assumes exercise of a Warrant to purchase 75,009 shares of Common Stock. CUSIP NO. 09059N100 Page 3 of 15 SCHEDULE 13D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) Perseus-Soros Partners, LLC - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [_] (b) [X] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS Not Applicable - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 NUMBER OF ------------------------------------- SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 75,009 (1)(2) OWNED BY ------------------------------------- EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 0 PERSON ------------------------------------- WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 75,009 (1)(2) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 75,009 (1)(2) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.001% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------ (1) Assumes exercise of a Warrant to purchase 75,009 shares of Common Stock. (2) Consists of 75,009 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Perseus-Soros Partners, LLC ("Perseus-Soros Partners") solely in its capacity as sole general partner of Perseus-Soros. CUSIP NO. 09059N100 Page 4 of 15 SCHEDULE 13D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) Perseus BioTech Fund Partners, LLC - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [_] (b) [X] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS Not Applicable - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 NUMBER OF ------------------------------------- SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 75,009 (1)(2) OWNED BY ------------------------------------- EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 0 PERSON ------------------------------------- WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 75,009 (1)(2) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 75,009 (1)(2) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.001% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------ (1) Assumes exercise of a Warrant to purchase 75,009 shares of Common Stock. (2) Consists of 75,009 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Perseus BioTech Fund Partners, LLC ("Perseus Partners") solely in its capacity as a managing member of Perseus-Soros Partners, which is the sole general partner of Perseus-Soros. CUSIP NO. 09059N100 Page 5 of 15 SCHEDULE 13D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) SFM Participation, L.P. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [_] (b) [X] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS Not Applicable - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 NUMBER OF ------------------------------------- SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 75,009 (1)(2) OWNED BY ------------------------------------- EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 0 PERSON ------------------------------------- WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 75,009 (1)(2) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 75,009 (1)(2) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.001% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------ (1) Assumes exercise of a Warrant to purchase 75,009 shares of Common Stock. (2) Consists of 75,009 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by SFM Participation, L.P. ("SFM Participation") solely in its capacity as a managing member of Perseus-Soros Partners, which is the sole general partner of Perseus-Soros. CUSIP NO. 09059N100 Page 6 of 15 SCHEDULE 13D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) SFM AH LLC - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [_] (b) [X] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS Not Applicable - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 NUMBER OF ------------------------------------- SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 75,009 (1)(2) OWNED BY ------------------------------------- EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 0 PERSON ------------------------------------- WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 75,009 (1)(2) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 75,009 (1)(2) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.001% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------ (1) Assumes exercise of a Warrant to purchase 75,009 shares of Common Stock. (2) Consists of 75,009 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by SFM AH LLC ("SFM AH") solely in its capacity as the general partner of SFM Participation, which is a managing member of Perseus-Soros Partners, which is the sole general partner of Perseus-Soros. CUSIP NO. 09059N100 Page 7 of 15 SCHEDULE 13D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) Perseuspur, LLC - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [_] (b) [X] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS Not Applicable - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 NUMBER OF ------------------------------------- SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 75,009 (1)(2) OWNED BY ------------------------------------- EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 0 PERSON ------------------------------------- WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 75,009 (1)(2) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 75,009 (1)(2) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.001% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------ (1) Assumes exercise of a Warrant to purchase 75,009 shares of Common Stock. (2) Consists of 75,009 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Perseuspur, L.L.C. ("Perseuspur") solely in its capacity as the managing member of Perseus Partners, which is a managing member of Perseus-Soros Partners, which is the sole general partner of Perseus-Soros. CUSIP NO. 09059N100 Page 8 of 15 SCHEDULE 13D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) Frank H. Pearl (in the capacity described herein) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [_] (b) [X] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS Not Applicable - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 NUMBER OF ------------------------------------- SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 75,009 (1)(2) OWNED BY ------------------------------------- EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 0 PERSON ------------------------------------- WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 75,009 (1)(2) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 75,009 (1)(2) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.001% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------ (1) Assumes exercise of a Warrant to purchase 75,009 shares of Common Stock. (2) Consists of 75,009 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Mr. Pearl solely in his capacity as the sole member of Perseuspur, which is the managing member of Perseus Partners, which is a managing member of Perseus-Soros Partners, which is the sole general partner of Perseus-Soros. CUSIP NO. 09059N100 Page 9 of 15 SCHEDULE 13D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) Soros Fund Management LLC - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [_] (b) [X] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS Not Applicable - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 NUMBER OF ------------------------------------- SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 75,009 (1)(2) OWNED BY ------------------------------------- EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 0 PERSON ------------------------------------- WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 75,009 (1)(2) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 75,009 (1)(2) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.001% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO; IA - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------ (1) Assumes exercise of a Warrant to purchase 75,009 shares of Common Stock. (2) Consists of 75,009 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Soros Fund Management LLC ("SFM LLC") solely in its capacity as the sole managing member of SFM AH, which is the sole general partner of SFM Participation, which is a managing member of Perseus-Soros Partners, which is the sole general partner of Perseus-Soros. CUSIP NO. 09059N100 Page 10 of 15 SCHEDULE 13D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) George Soros (in the capacity described herein) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [_] (b) [X] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS Not Applicable - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 NUMBER OF ------------------------------------- SHARES 8 SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 75,009 (1)(2) OWNED BY ------------------------------------- EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 0 PERSON ------------------------------------- WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 75,009 (1)(2) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 75,009 (1)(2) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.001% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IA - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------ (1) Assumes exercise of a Warrant to purchase 75,009 shares of Common Stock. (2) Consists of 75,009 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Mr. Soros, Chairman of SFM LLC, which is the sole managing member of SFM AH, which is the sole general partner of SFM Participation, which is a managing member of Perseus-Soros Partners, which is the sole general partner of Perseus-Soros. CUSIP NO. 09059N100 Page 11 of 15 SCHEDULE 13D Item 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER. This Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 13D relates to the common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock") of Bioenvision, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"). This Amendment No. 6 supplementally amends the initial statement on Schedule 13D, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 20, 2002, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on January 8, 2003, Amendment No. 2 filed on May 17, 2004, Amendment No. 3 filed on December 17, 2004, Amendment No. 4 filed on December 21, 2004, and Amendment No. 5 filed on May 30, 2007 (collectively, the "Initial Statement"), filed by the Reporting Persons, and is being filed pursuant to Rule 13d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). The address of the principal executive offices of the Company is 345 Park Avenue, 41st Floor, New York, New York 10154. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Initial Statement. The Initial Statement is supplementally amended as follows. Item 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND. (a) No material change. (b) No material change. (c) No material change. (d) No material change. (e) No material change. (f) No material change. Item 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION. No material change. Item 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION. ITEM 4 IS HEREBY AMENDED BY ADDING THE FOLLOWING AT THE END THEREOF: The Offer contemplated by the Merger Agreement expired at 12:01 a.m., New York City time, on July 10, 2007. At that time, Merger Sub accepted for payment the shares of Common Stock of the Company or securities exchangeable, exercisable or convertible into Common Stock that Perseus-Soros has tendered pursuant to the Offer (collectively, the "Tendered Securities"). CUSIP NO. 09059N100 Page 12 of 15 SCHEDULE 13D In accordance with the Merger Agreement, Perseus-Soros surrendered its Tendered Securities in exchange for consideration equal to $5.60 per share of Common Stock and $11.20 per share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, plus payment of accrued but unpaid dividends with respect to such Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. Item 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER. Item 5 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: In accordance with the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, as of May 3, 2007, there were 55,035,739 shares of Common Stock outstanding. (a) Pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed the beneficial owner of 75,009 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the May Warrants held for the account of Perseus-Soros, which constitutes 0.001% of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. (b) By virtue of the relationships between and among the Reporting Persons described in Item 2 of the Initial Statement and as a result of the provisions of the Voting Agreement, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to have shared power to direct the voting and disposition of the 75,009 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Perseus-Soros, assuming the exercise of the May Warrants held for the account of Perseus-Soros. (c) On July 10, 2007, as a result of the consummation of the Offer pursuant to the Merger Agreement and Voting Agreement described in Item 4 above, Merger Sub accepted for payment (A) 3,375,004 shares of Common Stock held for the account of Perseus-Soros, and (B) 2,250,000 shares of the Company's Series A Preferred Stock held for the account of Perseus-Soros. In exchange for these Tendered Securities, Perseus-Soros received consideration from Merger Sub equal to $5.60 per share of Common Stock and $11.20 per share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, plus any accrued but unpaid dividends with respect to such Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. (d) The partners of Perseus-Soros have the right to participate in the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sales of, the shares of Common Stock or other securities held for the account of Perseus-Soros in accordance with their ownership interests in Perseus-Soros. (e) As of July 10, 2007, the Reporting Persons ceased to be the beneficial owners of more than five percent of the shares of the Common Stock of the Company. CUSIP NO. 09059N100 Page 13 of 15 SCHEDULE 13D Item 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER. The information in Item 4 is incorporated herein by reference; otherwise, the information set forth in Item 6 of the Initial Statement remains unchanged. Item 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS. Exhibit 1: Joint Filing Agreement, dated December 22, 2004, among (i) Perseus-Soros BioPharmaceutical Fund, LP, (ii) Perseus-Soros Partners, LLC, (iii) Perseus BioTech Fund Partners, LLC, (iv) SFM Participation, L.P., (v) SFM AH LLC, (vi) Frank H. Pearl, (vii) George Soros, (viii) Soros Fund Management L.L.C., and (ix) Perseuspur, L.L.C. (previously filed) Exhibit 2: Tender and Voting Agreement, dated May 29, 2007, by and among Genzyme Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation, Wichita Bio Corporation, a Delaware corporation and direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Genzyme Corporation, and Perseus-Soros BioPharmaceutical Fund, LP (previously filed) Exhibit 3: Power of Attorney, dated May 9, 2007, appointing Kenneth M. Socha and Rona Kennedy as Attorney-in-Fact for Frank H. Pearl. (previously filed) Exhibit 4: Power of Attorney, dated June 16, 2005, appointing Armando T. Belly, Jodye Anzalotta, Maryann Canfield, Jay Schoenfarber and Robert Soros as Attorney-in-Fact for George Soros. (previously filed) CUSIP NO. 09059N100 Page 14 of 15 SCHEDULE 13D SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: July 12, 2007 PERSEUS-SOROS BIOPHARMACEUTICAL FUND, LP By: Perseus-Soros Partners, LLC General Partner By: SFM Participation, L.P. Managing Member By: SFM AH LLC General Partner By: Soros Fund Management LLC Managing Member By: /s/ Jodye Anzalotta --------------------------------------- Name: Jodye Anzalotta Title: Assistant General Counsel PERSEUS-SOROS PARTNERS, LLC By: SFM Participation, L.P. Managing Member By: SFM AH LLC General Partner By: Soros Fund Management LLC Managing Member By: /s/ Jodye Anzalotta --------------------------------------- Name: Jodye Anzalotta Title: Assistant General Counsel PERSEUS BIOTECH FUND PARTNERS, LLC By: Perseuspur, LLC Managing Member By: /s/ Rona Kennedy --------------------------------------- Name: Rona Kennedy Title: Secretary and Treasurer PERSEUSPUR, LLC By: /s/ Rona Kennedy --------------------------------------- Name: Rona Kennedy Title: Secretary and Treasurer CUSIP NO. 09059N100 Page 15 of 15 SCHEDULE 13D MR. FRANK H. PEARL By: /s/ Rona Kennedy --------------------------------------- Name: Rona Kennedy Title: Attorney-in-Fact SFM PARTICIPATION, L.P. By: SFM AH LLC General Partner By: Soros Fund Management LLC Managing Member By: /s/ Jodye Anzalotta --------------------------------------- Name: Jodye Anzalotta Title: Assistant General Counsel SFM AH LLC By: Soros Fund Management LLC Managing Member By: /s/ Jodye Anzalotta --------------------------------------- Name: Jodye Anzalotta Title: Assistant General Counsel MR. GEORGE SOROS By: /s/ Jodye Anzalotta --------------------------------------- Name: Jodye Anzalotta Title: Attorney-in-Fact SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC By: /s/ Jodye Anzalotta --------------------------------------- Name: Jodye Anzalotta Title: Assistant General Counsel -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----