M&A
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.75
IMMERSION CORP (IMMR): M&A transaction — Immersion closes $45M BNED rights offering & PIPE; invests $55M, appoints four directors
IMMERSION CORP
- Rights offering raised $45M gross from 900M shares at $0.05/share; Immersion backstop purchased 200,670,135 shares for $10.0M.
- Immersion also bought 900M shares in a PIPE for $45M, total Immersion purchase of ~1.1B shares for $55M.
- BNED completed a 1-for-100 reverse stock split on June 11, 2024, adjusting Immersion's holdings accordingly.
- BNED appointed four Immersion directors (Eric Singer, William Martin, Emily Hoffman, Elias Nader) to its board post-closing.
- BNED reimbursed Immersion $2.45M expenses and paid $2.45M fee for backstop commitment.