Fujifilm to buy Cellular Dynamics International for $307 million

Fujifilm Holdings Corporation (Fujifilm) and Cellular Dynamics International, Inc. (CDI), a leading developer and manufacturer of fully functioning human cells in industrial quantities to precise specifications, have entered into a definitive agreement whereby Fujifilm will acquire CDI via an all-cash tender offer to be followed by a second step merger.










Fujifilm aims to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of CDI's common stock for $ 16.5 per share or approximately $307 million (on a fully diluted basis). The offer represents a premium of 108% to CDI's closing price on March 27. Upon completion of the transaction, CDI will continue to run its operations in Madison, Wisconsin and Novato, California as a consolidated subsidiary of Fujifilm. The announced transaction was unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies.

Under the terms of the agreement, Fujifilm will commence an all-cash tender offer no later than April 6, 2015. The transaction is conditioned on the tender achieving the minimum acceptance threshold, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions. Fujifilm will finance the transaction from the cash on its balance sheet and the completion of the acquisition is not subject to any financing conditions. It is anticipated that the tender offer will close during the second calendar quarter of 2015.

CDI was founded in 2004 and listed on NASDAQ in July 2013. The company had global revenues of $16.7 million in the year ended, December 31, 2014 and had 155 employees as of December 31, 2014.