中國生物製藥(01177.HK)擬以每股7.12美元要約收購F-star
格隆匯6月23日丨中國生物製藥(01177.HK)發佈公吿,於2022年6月22日,公司、公司全資附屬公司invoX Pharma Limited及invoX全資附屬公司Fennec Acquisition Incorporated與F-star Therapeutics, Inc.訂立合併協議及計劃,以收購F-star所有發行在外的普通股,總代價為現金約1.61億美元,或每股7.12美元。
根據合併協議,F-star董事會一致同意,Fennec將於未來10個營業日內開始要約收購以按全現金價格每股7.12美元收購F-star所有已發行及發行在外的普通股。要約收購的交割將受限於若干條件,包括至少過半數F-star發行在外普通股的股東接納收購、取得所需監管批准(包括哈特-斯科特-羅迪諾反壟斷改進法案的等待期屆滿)及其他慣常交割條件。在成功完成要約收購後,invoX將根據特拉華法律通過第二步合併收購所有在要約收購中並未購入的F-star普通股,及Fennec將併入F-star作為存續公司。
F-star的股份於納斯達克上市(股份代號:FSTX),是一家臨牀階段的生物醫藥公司,致力於開發新一代免疫療法,以改寫癌症患者的生命。F-star率先使用具有內部發現能力的四價(2+2)雙特異性抗體來創造癌症治療的範式轉變。
F-star的主要資產FS118是一種靶向PD-L1及LAG-3的雙檢查點抑制劑,目前正在進行對檢查點抑制劑具有獲得性耐藥的頭頸部癌症患者的2期臨牀試驗以及檢查點抑制劑初治的非小細胞肺癌(NSCLC)及瀰漫性大B細胞淋巴瘤(DLBCL)患者的臨牀試驗。F-star的臨牀階段雙特異性抗體管線還包括FS222,一種雙重靶向CD137(4-1BB)激動劑及PD-L1抑制劑;FS120,一種靶向OX40及CD137(4-1BB)的雙重激動劑。F-star的雙抗技術平台經第三方合作關係得到驗證,該公司吸引了四家跨國生物製藥公司,針對腫瘤醫學、免疫學及神經學在內的一系列治療領域未能滿足的重大需求展開合作。
收購事項使公司獲得了三款處於臨牀階段的雙特異性抗體,增強了公司的全球腫瘤免疫管線,補充了公司的核心檢查點抑制劑及其它產品的管線組合。此次收購將進一步加強公司在全球臨牀研究和註冊監管的能力,從而加快其在全球腫瘤管線的開發。此外,F-star將成為公司加速研發改善全球患者生命創新藥物的戰略的重要組成部分。
此外,收購事項使公司獲得了F-star專有新一代雙特異性抗體平台,預期將成為未來癌症免疫治療的支柱。該平台由饒富經驗的科學團隊組建,包括91名在抗體工程、免疫學、藥物發現、臨牀開發及註冊監管事務方面具有深厚專業知識的全職僱員,F-star主要位於英國劍橋,全球腫瘤免疫科學界的主要創新中心。
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