M&A
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.85
Passage Bio agrees to reverse merger with Remix; Remix equity value $226M; $100M concurrent financing
Passage BIO, Inc.
- Remix ascribed equity value of $226M; Passage Bio's equity value ~$20M, subject to net cash adjustment at closing.
- Remix CEO Peter Smith, Ph.D., to lead combined company; Remix will designate all 9 board members.
- Remix stockholders owning ~93% of capital stock signed support agreements to vote in favor; $100M concurrent financing committed.
- Passage Bio terminates Catalent manufacturing agreement and PBFT02 license with Penn, winding down gene therapy programs.
- Passage Bio stockholders receive CVRs for potential proceeds from existing license agreements, but payments not assured.