M&A
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 1.00
Fulcrum to merge with Slate Medicines; Slate holders to own ~95% of combined company
Fulcrum Therapeutics, Inc.
- Merger values Slate at $350M, Fulcrum at $31.3M; post-close ownership: Slate holders ~55.9%, investors ~39.1%, Fulcrum ~5.0%.
- $245M concurrent investment from existing Slate stockholders and new investors; combined cash runway into 2029.
- Fulcrum to pay $270M cash dividend to pre-merger Fulcrum stockholders; company renamed Slate Medicines, Inc.
- Fulcrum board set at 5 members, all designated by Slate; Fulcrum options with exercise price >$7.00 cancelled at close.
- Termination fees: Fulcrum pays $10M, Slate pays $15M; Slate stockholders holding 78.65% support deal.