Tech Company M&A Transactions

Zymergen Acquisition

On 7/25/2022, Zymergen was bought by Ginkgo Bioworks. The transaction price was $300 million.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Acquired By
Announced On
7/25/2022
Transaction Type
M&A
Amount
$300,000,000
M&A Terms
Ginkgo will acquire Zymergen in an all-stock transaction that values Zymergen at an approximately $300 million market capitalization.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
5980 Horton St. 105
Emeryville, CA 94608
USA
Email Address
Overview
At Zymergen, we make improvements to microbes used in industrial fermentation. With advanced automation and computation, we build enhanced strains for real world applications.
Profile
Zymergen LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Zymergen Company Twitter Account
Company News
Zymergen News
Facebook
Zymergen on Facebook
YouTube
Zymergen on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Joshua Hoffman
  Joshua Hoffman LinkedIn Profile  Joshua Hoffman Twitter Account  Joshua Hoffman News  Joshua Hoffman on Facebook
Chief Marketing Officer
Jack Gold
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Chief Scientific Officer
Zach Serber
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Chief Technical Officer
Aaron Kimball
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VP - Finance
Enakshi Singh
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VP - Human Resources
Judy Gilbert
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VP - Human Resources
Mina Kim
  Mina Kim LinkedIn Profile  Mina Kim Twitter Account  Mina Kim News  Mina Kim on Facebook
VP - Operations
Jed Dean
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VP - Product Management
Richard Pieters
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