Ligand Pharmaceuticals and Pfenex announced the signing of a definitive agreement for Ligand to acquire all outstanding shares of Pfenex for $12.00 per share in cash or $438 million in equity value on a fully diluted basis.
Ligand Pharmaceuticals has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire development and licencing biotechnology firm Pfenex in a deal valued at approximately $516m.
Pfenex Inc. (NYSE AMERICAN: PFNX) today announced the amendment of the 2016 agreement under which Pfenex granted Jazz Pharmaceuticals worldwide rights to develop and commercialize multiple early stage hematology product candidates.