23and­Me's CEO files plan to take com­pa­ny pri­vate

(This sto­ry is from our new Health Tech newslet­ter. If you’d like to sign up, just click here.) 

DNA test­ing com­pa­ny 23andMe’s CEO Anne Wo­j­ci­c­ki is look­ing to take the com­pa­ny pri­vate, ac­cord­ing to a Wednes­day se­cu­ri­ties fil­ing.

Wo­j­ci­c­ki, the fil­ing said, told a spe­cial com­mit­tee to the board of di­rec­tors that she plans to speak with part­ners and oth­er sources that could help fi­nance the take-pri­vate, but would not sup­port any “al­ter­na­tive trans­ac­tion.”

Unlock this article instantly by becoming a free subscriber.

You’ll get access to free articles each month, plus you can customize what newsletters get delivered to your inbox each week, including breaking news.

SIGN UP LOG IN BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER