M&A  October 5, 2020

Invitae closes $1.4B acquisition of Boulder’s ArcherDX

BOULDER and SAN FRANCISCO — Genetics tester Invitae Corp. (NYSE: NVTA) closed on its $1.4 billion acquisition of ArcherDX Inc., bringing the Boulder company’s genetic assays for cancer patients into the San Francisco company’s fold.

In a statement Monday, Invitae said it will pay $325 million in cash and up to 30 million shares to ArcherDX’s investors, along with 27 million additional shares linked to future milestones.

ArcherDX CEO Jason Myers will remain as the business head and will join Invitae’s board.

“With the addition of ArcherDX’s technologies, capabilities and team, Invitae is now well…

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