文章核心观点 - 23andMe Holding Co.的CEO Wojcicki提出以非约束性方式收购公司其他股份 [1][2] - 23andMe的独立董事会成员全部辞职,认为Wojcicki的收购提议不符合非关联股东的最佳利益 [2] - 调查律师事务所BFA认为公司董事会和CEO可能违反了受信义务,未能优先考虑公司价值,存在潜在的利益冲突交易 [2] 公司概况 - 23andMe Holding Co.是一家基因检测和个人健康信息公司,总部位于美国 [1] - 公司CEO Wojcicki拥有公司的大部分投票权 [2] 收购提议 - Wojcicki于2024年7月29日提出以非约束性方式收购公司其他股份 [1] - 23andMe董事会特别委员会于2024年8月2日拒绝了该提议,认为没有溢价且缺乏承诺的融资 [2] - 2024年9月17日,23andMe所有独立董事辞职,认为Wojcicki的收购提议不符合非关联股东的最佳利益 [2] 调查情况 - 调查律师事务所BFA认为公司董事会和CEO可能违反了受信义务 [2] - BFA将采取必要行动保护23andMe股东利益,确保公司高管承担任何违反受信义务的责任 [2]

文章核心观点 - 23andMe公司的CEO Wojcicki提出以非约束性方式收购公司其他股份 [1] - 23andMe公司董事会特别委员会拒绝了Wojcicki的收购提议 [2] - 23andMe公司所有独立董事辞职,认为Wojcicki的收购提议不符合非关联股东的最佳利益 [2] - 律师事务所Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP对23andMe公司董事会和CEO Wojcicki可能违反受信义务的行为进行调查 [2] 公司情况 - 23andMe公司是一家上市公司,股票代码为NASDAQ:ME [1] - 23andMe公司的CEO是Anne Wojcicki [1] - Wojcicki目前已经拥有23andMe部分股份 [1][2] 收购提议 - Wojcicki于2024年7月29日提出以非约束性方式收购23andMe其他所有股份 [1][2] - 23andMe公司董事会特别委员会于2024年8月2日拒绝了Wojcicki的收购提议,认为该提议没有溢价且缺乏承诺的融资 [2] - 23andMe公司所有独立董事于2024年9月17日辞职,认为Wojcicki的收购提议不符合非关联股东的最佳利益 [2] 调查情况 - 律师事务所Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP对23andMe公司董事会和CEO Wojcicki可能违反受信义务的行为进行调查 [2] - 该律师事务所表示将采取一切必要行动保护23andMe股东的利益,确保公司的受托人对任何违反受信义务的行为负责 [2]

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki speaks at an announcement for the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences at Genentech Hall on UCSF's Mission Bay campus in San Francisco, Feb. 20 2013. Credit: AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File All of 23andMe's independent directors resigned from its board this week, a rare move that marks the latest challenge for t ...

NEW YORK, Sept. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wolf Popper LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors in 23andMe Holding Co. (NASDAQ: ME) concerning the offer to acquire 23andMe by its controlling shareholder, Anne Wojcicki, who is 23andMe's co-founder and CEO. Under the terms of the proposed deal, 23andMe shareholders would receive $0.40 per share in cash. After the market closed on July 31, 2024, Ms. Wojcicki, who holds approximately 49% of 23andMe's voting power, made an offer to acquire the remain ...

NEW YORK, Sept. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading securities law firm Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP announces an investigation into 23andMe Holding Co. (NASDAQ:ME) regarding whether the board of directors and the co-founder and current CEO Anne Wojcicki ("Wojcicki") of 23andMe breached their fiduciary duties in connection with Wojcicki's ongoing effort to purchase all 23andMe shares she does not already own. If you are a holder of 23andMe, you are encouraged to submit your information at: https://www.bfalaw ...

Seven of eight members of 23andMe's board have resigned in yet another blow to the struggling genetics company. The CEO is now the only remaining member. The independent directors of the genetic testing firm said in a letter posted Tuesday that they were quitting the company's board after not receiving a satisfactory buyout offer from the CEO, Anne Wojcicki. "After months of work, we have yet to receive from you a fully financed, fully diligenced, actionable proposal that is in the best interests of the non ...

All seven members of 23andMe's board resigned in a stinging rebuke to a proposal by CEO Anne Wojcicki's plans to to take the company private. Wojcicki, who has been trying to take the company private since April, proposed to acquire all outstanding shares of 23andMe not owned by her or her affiliates for $0.40 per share, in July. "I am surprised and disappointed by the decision of the directors to resign," Wojcicki said in a memo Tuesday to employees obtained by The Post. 3 All seven members of 23andMe's bo ...

文章核心观点 - 23andMe公司在2021年初通过与一家空白支票公司合并上市,估值35亿美元 [1] - 但此后公司的业务开始下滑,主要产品DNA测试套件的需求减弱,以及去年发生黑客攻击导致690万用户的祖先数据被盗 [1] - 23andMe创始人兼CEO Anne Wojcicki试图以自己的方案将公司私有化,但被公司独立董事拒绝,最终独立董事宣布失去信心,不再相信Wojcicki会提出新的收购方案 [1] - 公司市值已降至1.73亿美元,失去了包括Sequoia Capital的Roelof Botha和YouTube CEO Neal Mohan在内的众多知名董事,股价可能会进一步下跌 [1] 公司概况 - 23andMe是一家个人基因组学公司,成立于2006年 [1] - 2021年初通过与一家空白支票公司合并上市,估值35亿美元 [1] 业务发展 - 公司主要产品是DNA测试套件,但近期需求有所下降 [1] - 去年发生黑客攻击,导致690万用户的祖先数据被盗 [1] 公司管理 - 创始人兼CEO Anne Wojcicki试图以自己的方案将公司私有化,但被公司独立董事拒绝 [1] - 最终独立董事宣布失去信心,不再相信Wojcicki会提出新的收购方案 [1] 公司现状 - 公司市值已降至1.73亿美元 [1] - 失去了包括Sequoia Capital的Roelof Botha和YouTube CEO Neal Mohan在内的众多知名董事 [1] - 股价可能会进一步下跌 [1]

Anne Wojcicki, co-founder and chief executive officer of 23andme Inc., during the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas, US, on Friday, March 10, 2023. All seven independent directors of 23andMe resigned from the company's board Tuesday, a move that CEO Anne Wojcicki said left her "surprised and disappointed," according to a memo to employees. Wojcicki, who co-founded 23andMe in 2006, said she remains committed to taking the company private. The genetic-testing company went public in 2021 thro ...

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The independent directors of the Board of 23andMe Holding Co. (Nasdaq: ME), today sent the following letter to Anne Wojcicki, Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder, and Chair of the Board of Directors of 23andMe, in which the independent directors have provided their resignation from the Board, effective immediately: Dear Anne, We, the independent directors of the 23andMe Board, hereby tender our resignations, effective immediately. After months ...