CapVest cans Curium sale as carnage hits M&A

CapVest has cancelled the planned sale of Curium Pharma, as market conditions wrecked the investment appetite of the three final round bidders and banks cut financing commitments. It was one of the larger M&A financings slated for syndication in the second quarter, but with the Crossover index now trading over 650bp, compared with close to 200bp when first round bids were due, the three sponsors in the final round would have struggled to get a deal away.