Zymeworks Confirms Acquisition Proposal from All Blue Falcons
Apr 29, 2022 By MarketDepth
Zymeworks Inc. (NYSE: ZYME) confirmed yesterday evening that it had received an unsolicited, non-binding proposal from All Blue Falcons FZE and its affiliates to purchase the Company for $10.50 per share in cash.
Shares Surge Premarket
Shares of Zymeworks Inc. (NYSE: ZYME) surged over 44% during the premarket trading session following the announcement.
Clinical-Stage Biopharmaceutical
Zymeworks is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on next-generation multifunctional biotherapeutics, and the company’s board of directors will now begin to carefully review the proposal to determine the company’s course of action, though no formal offer has been made by ABF.
Kingsdale Advisors is acting as strategic shareholder and communications advisor to Zymeworks. Furthermore, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati are acting as counsel to the Company.
