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25.05.2021
Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. ("Ginkgo"), the organism company, announced it has signed a purchase agreement to acquire Dutch DNA Biotech B.V. ("Dutch DNA").

Dutch DNA is a company based in Utrecht, Netherlands with a proprietary platform technology focused on the development of fungal strains and fermentation processes for the production of proteins and organic acids.

This news follows a period of momentum and growth for Ginkgo. On 11 May 2021, Ginkgo announced it has agreed to a business combination with Soaring Eagle Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: SRNG), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, that will result in Ginkgo becoming a publicly-listed company. The transaction implies a pre-money equity valuation for Ginkgo of $15.0 billion, and is expected to provide up to $2.5 billion of gross cash proceeds.

The core deal team consisted of Jeanine Evertse, Isabelle Wilcke, Eline van Marle, Mariebelle Timmermans, Rebecca Runa Pinto – Noome and Ruud Smits (Corporate M&A), Aira Scheijvens, Josephine de Graaf (Corporate M&A Notarial), Nina Kielman, Alissia Sudibyo (Tax).

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