MaxCyte to buy Akron Bio for $151.8M and secures up to $75M MidCap credit facility
MaxCyte (NASDAQ: MXCT) announced on November 10, 2026 a definitive agreement to acquire Akron BioProducts, a supplier of GMP-grade reagents and ancillary materials for cell therapy manufacturing, from Arcline Investment Management. Consideration is $105M in cash, about 20.6M MaxCyte shares and $20M in deferred payments, with closing expected before the end of 2026 and no stockholder approval needed. MaxCyte also arranged a MidCap Financial facility of up to $75M, and the combined company's products are referenced in drug master files supporting five approved therapies and over 100 clinical programs.
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