SoftBank Group Corp. JP:9984 plans to buy the remaining portion of AI and robotics developer Berkshire Grey Inc.
that it doesn’t already own in a roughly $375 million go-private merger deal. Under the deal, announced Friday, SoftBank — a big investor in AI, telecom and other tech-heavy industries — would acquire all of the outstanding capital stock of Berkshire Grey that it doesn’t currently own for $1.40 per share in an all-cash transaction. The transaction, expected to close in the third quarter, represented a premium of around 24% to the stock’s closing price as of Friday. Shares rose 19.3% after hours.
that it doesn’t already own in a roughly $375 million go-private merger deal. Under the deal, announced Friday, SoftBank — a big investor in AI, telecom and other tech-heavy industries — would acquire all of the outstanding capital stock of Berkshire Grey that it doesn’t currently own for $1.40 per share in an all-cash transaction. The transaction, expected to close in the third quarter, represented a premium of around 24% to the stock’s closing price as of Friday. Shares rose 19.3% after hours.
First mover!