Fujifilm Holdings to Acquire Cellular Dynamics International, Inc.
FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation and Cellular Dynamics International, Inc. have announced that the two companies have entered into a definitive agreement whereby Fujifilm will acquire CDI via an all-cash tender offer to be followed by a second step merger. Fujifilm aims to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of CDI’s common stock for $16.5 per share or approximately $307 million (on a fully diluted basis). The offer represents a premium of 108% to CDI’s closing price on 27 March. Upon completion of the transaction, CDI will continue to run its operations in Madison, Wisconsin and Novato, California as a consolidated subsidiary of Fujifilm. The announced transaction was unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies.
Under the terms of the agreement, Fujifilm will commence an all-cash tender offer no later than 6 April 2015. The transaction is conditioned on the tender achieving the minimum acceptance threshold, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions. Fujifilm will finance the transaction from the cash on its balance sheet and the completion of the acquisition is not subject to any financing conditions. It is anticipated that the tender offer will close during the second calendar quarter of 2015.
CDI was founded in 2004 and listed on NASDAQ in July 2013. The company had global revenues of $16.7 million in the year ended, 31 December 2014 and had 155 employees as of 31 December 2014.
CDI’s technology platform enables the production of high-quality fully functioning human cells, including induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), on an industrial scale. Customers use CDI’s products, among other purposes, for drug discovery and screening, to test the safety and efficacy of their small molecule and biological drug candidates, for stem cell banking, and in the research and development of cellular therapeutics. CDI’s proprietary iCell product catalogue encompasses 12 different iPSC based cell types, including iCell Cardomyocytes, iCell Hepatocytes, and iCell Neurons. During 2014 CDI sold to 18 of 20 top biopharmaceutical companies.
CDI’s technology platform was selected by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to establish iPS disease cell banks. CDI recently announced the completion of 2 cGMP-compliant iPS cell lines with HLA types which may reduce the likelihood of transplant immune rejection. CDI also is developing iPS cells for preclinical studies focused on dry age-related macular degeneration for a National Eye Institute program.
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