M&A
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.75
XOMA completes Generation Bio acquisition; estimates CVR value at $0.81/share
XOMA Royalty Corp
- XOMA paid $4.2913 per share cash plus one non-tradeable CVR for Generation Bio; ~70% of shares tendered.
- CVR estimated at $0.81 per share, mainly from net cash above $29M; no value assigned to legacy assets.
- Acquired ~$98M in Section 174 tax deductions and legacy LNP assets; no plans for preclinical development.
- Moderna deal has up to ~$1.8B in milestones; next $7.5M milestone not expected within 12 months.
- XOMA will use commercially reasonable efforts for 2 years to monetize legacy IP for CVR holders.