CureVac Shareholders Face Final Decision on BioNTech Takeover

Time is running out for investors in CureVac, the former mRNA pioneer, as a critical deadline approaches. The company’s acquisition by its larger rival, BioNTech, is entering its final stages, leaving shareholders with a pressing choice. Failure to act could result in holding potentially illiquid securities. What are the essential considerations in these final hours?

This acquisition represents more than a simple financial transaction; it signifies the closing of a chapter for Germany’s biotech industry. Having lost the initial race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, the merger with BioNTech provides CureVac with a strategic path forward from its challenges.

Shareholders have already given their resounding approval. Read more...