would have been valued at $709.4 million
Sorrento Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SRNE) said on
Monday that it had rejected an unsolicited fitzonefitness.com acquisition proposal from the two
pharmaceutical companies, saying it significantly undervalued the drugmaker and
was not in best interests of its stockholders.
The buyout is all-cash deal on Saturday, offered
between $3 and $5 for each of Sorrento Therapeutics’s
happytechno.net outstanding shares, the
company said.
Sorrento Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SRNE) would
have been valued at $709.4 million, at the higher end of the offer, while its
current market cap stands at nearly at $227 million.
Meanwhile, Sorrento Therapeutics said that its
pending discussions for licensing and collaboration partnerships for its
immuno-oncology products, alone represent more value than the proposal. On
Friday, Sorrento Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SRNE) shares surged 30% in premarket
trading.
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