Quince Therapeutics faces takeover bid from shareholder Echo Lake Capital
A bid to take over the biotech Quince Therapeutics has been put forward by one of its shareholders.
On Tuesday, Echo Lake Capital sent a letter to Quince’s board of directors putting forth a proposal to acquire all the biotech’s stock for $1.60 per share, which would value a takeover at around $58 million.
In the letter, Echo Lake said that it believes Quince’s stock is severely undervalued and that no drugs are being actively marketed or developed that require cash expenditures. It’s trading below the value of its assets, Echo Lake said.
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