RE: Scancell have not underperformed5 Dec 2024 15:59
The fundraise would have been planned for yesterday a good while in advance. I suspect that they were taken by surprise by Genmab agreeing the deal so early in December and on the exact day of the fundraise, which was obviously outside Scancell's control.
Why didn't Scancell plan their fundraise for Jan, by which time the Genmab decision would have been known ? Well, imagine if Genmab had decided not to progress with the deal, what price do you think the fundraise would have achieved then ?
Ultimately Scancell had to decide whether to do the fundraise before or after the Genmab decision, and they went for the safe option to do it before. Unfortunately they then got caught out by Genmab making their decision at the same time as the fundraise.
All IMO but makes perfect sense when you look back at what happened.
One benefit of the Genmab decision landing on the same day as the fundraise is that it must have increased support for the fundraise.