BridgeBio, Eidos Ex-Directors Sued by Pension Fund Over Buyout

December 2, 2021, 8:25 PM UTC

A pension fund filed suit in Delaware to challenge BridgeBio Pharma Inc.'s $175 million buyout of Eidos Therapeutics Inc., claiming Eidos board members tied to partial parent BridgeBio misled investors into approving the “patently unfair” deal after spurning a better offer from another suitor.

The proposed class action, made public Thursday in Delaware Chancery Court, targets BridgeBio and three Eidos ex-directors, including BridgeBio’s CEO-founder, a KKR & Co. partner who previously sat on BridgeBio’s board, and the former chief scientific officer of both companies.

The lawsuit accuses them of pushing through the $73.26-per-share buyout by BridgeBio, which closed in January, ...

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