RAPT Therapeutics to be Acquired by GSK for $58 per Share Amid Shareholder Investigation
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Jan 20 2026
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Source: Globenewswire
- Acquisition Overview: RAPT Therapeutics is set to be acquired by GlaxoSmithKline for $58 per share, representing an estimated aggregate equity value of $2.2 billion, prompting an investigation into whether the board breached its fiduciary duties, potentially impacting shareholder rights.
- Calavo Acquisition Details: Calavo Growers will be acquired by Mission Produce, with shareholders receiving $27 per share, including $14.85 in cash and 0.9790 shares of Mission, valuing the enterprise at approximately $430 million, while an investigation questions the fairness of the board's process.
- Penumbra Acquisition Status: Penumbra will be acquired by Boston Scientific in a deal valued at $374 per share, reflecting an enterprise value of about $14.5 billion, with investigations focusing on whether the board failed to ensure fair treatment for shareholders.
- FONAR Acquisition Investigation: FONAR Corporation will be acquired for $19 per share in an all-cash transaction, with investigations examining whether the board neglected its fiduciary duties during the acquisition process, which could affect shareholder interests.
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Calavo Growers, Inc. is a provider of value-added fresh food in the avocado industry. The Company is engaged in marketing and distributing avocados and prepared avocados to retail grocery, foodservice, club stores, mass merchandisers, food distributors and wholesalers on a worldwide basis. It procures avocados from California, Mexico and other growing regions around the world. Through its various operating facilities, it sorts, packs, and/or ripens avocados, tomatoes and/or Hawaiian grown papayas, and processes and packages guacamole. It operates in two business segments: Grown and Prepared. Its Grown segment consists of fresh avocados, tomatoes and papayas. Its Prepared segment comprises all its guacamole products sold at retail and food service as well as avocado pulp sold to foodservice. Its products are sold under the Calavo family of branded labels, as well as private labels. It distributes its products both domestically and internationally.
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Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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