Nano Dimension to buy Desktop Metal for as little as $135 million
Welcome to Round 2 of the additive manufacturing merger games, though in this case, they look like a pale imitation of last year’s epic bouts.
Early Wednesday, July 3, Israeli 3D printing company Nano Dimension announced plans to buy metal AM specialists Desktop Metal for $183 million, a figure that could fall to $135 million during the evaluation process. Only 14 months ago, Stratasys, the largest company in the AM space, bid $1.8 billion for Desktop Metal.
Shareholders for both companies eventually rejected that deal. Nano Dimension was a big player in last year’s chaos, bidding to buy Stratasys while that company was trying to buy Desktop Metal.
When Stratasys launched its bid to acquire it, Desktop Metal stock was trading for about $23 per share, making it worth about $750 million in market capitalization. On Tuesday, before the Nano Dimension bid, it was trading for $4 per share, roughly $125 million in market capitalization.
Previous Additive Mergers Coverage
- Stratasys bid to buy Desktop Metal fails, company seeks 'strategic alternatives'
- Stratasys CEO Zeif: Additive Technology's Advances and Long-Term Challenges
- Stratasys Again Rejects 3D Systems, Urges Shareholders to Support Desktop Metal Purchase
- Stratasys CEO Zeif: How Additive Can Scale for Manufacturing
- Stratasys CEO Zeif: Why Now for Additive Manufacturing Mergers
- Stratasys Will "Engage in Discussions" on Acquisition by 3D Systems
- Stratasys Board Again Turns Away 3D, Nano Offers
- Stratasys Stiff-Arms 3D Systems' Bid
- 3D Systems Offers $1.2 Billion for Stratasys
- Understanding the Merger of Stratasys and Desktop Metal
- Stratasys to Buy Desktop Metal for $1.8 Billion
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