Ginkgo Bioworks Acquires Zymergen
July 25, 2022
Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA) will acquire Zymergen in an all‑stock transaction valuing Zymergen at about $300 million; Zymergen stockholders will receive 0.9179 Ginkgo shares per Zymergen share and will own ~5.25% of the combined company. The acquisition is intended to integrate Zymergen's automation, software, and data‑science capabilities and biological assets into Ginkgo's horizontal cell‑programming platform to expand capacity, capabilities, and efficiency across multiple end markets.
- Buyers
- Ginkgo Bioworks
- Targets
- Zymergen
- Sellers
- Zymergen stockholders
- Industry
- Biotechnology
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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