SAN MATEO, Calif., March  18, 2025  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vincerx Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: VINC) today announced that it has entered into a non-binding letter of intent ("LOI") with Global Digital Holdings Inc., conducting business as QumulusAI, a privately-held, high-performance computing infrastructure company for artificial intelligence (AI), relating to a business combination between Vincerx and QumulusAI. The contemplated transaction would result in QumulusAI becoming a publicly traded company through a reverse triangular merger with Vincerx.

Under the proposed terms, a subsidiary of Vincerx would merge into QumulusAI, with QumulusAI stockholders receiving shares of Vincerx common stock. Additionally, QumulusAI options, warrants, and other rights would be converted into options, warrants, and rights to acquire Vincerx common stock. The exchange ratio is intended to result in QumulusAI equity holders owning approximately 95% of the combined company, while Vincerx equity holders would own approximately 5%. The proposed transaction assumes a value for QumulusAI of approximately $285 million and a value for Vincerx of approximately $15 million, assuming zero cash (net of liabilities) at closing. As part of the transaction, to the extent requested by Vincerx, QumulusAI or its designees will invest up to $1.5 million in the equity of Vincerx prior to closing.

Following the closing of the business combination, the combined company's board of directors would consist of seven members, all of whom would be designated by QumulusAI. QumulusAI would also determine the composition of senior management of the combined company following the closing.

The parties intend to negotiate a definitive business combination agreement that incorporates the provisions of the LOI as well as other terms and conditions typical for transactions of this nature. Conditions to execution of a definitive business combination agreement include satisfactory completion of due diligence by the parties and approval by the boards of directors of the parties. The parties have agreed to a 30-day exclusivity period to negotiate and enter into a definitive business combination agreement, which will include customary closing conditions such as board and stockholder approvals, regulatory approvals, effectiveness of a registration statement relating to the issuance of Vincerx common stock in the business combination and listing of the combined company's common stock on Nasdaq.

"We believe this merger will allow us to create value for our stockholders by entering the AI space at a time of rapid growth," said Raquel Izumi, Ph.D., Acting Chief Executive Officer of Vincerx. "We also believe QumulusAI is well positioned to disrupt the data center space with its high-performance, energy-efficient infrastructure, addressing the escalating demand for AI compute resources. In parallel, we will continue pursuing efforts to monetize our remaining assets."

"We're excited about a potential merger with Vincerx, a milestone we believe will accelerate QumulusAI's mission to power the future of artificial intelligence," said Steve Gertz, Chairman of the Board. "This proposed transaction will strengthen our ability to deliver cutting-edge AI solutions with high scalability, efficiency, and reliability—essential for advancing the next generation of AI.

This transaction would bring access to public capital markets, helping to fund the growth of our High-Performance Computing as a Service (HPCaaS) bedrock and enabling QumulusAI to expand its on- and off-grid data center infrastructure. Our behind-the-meter, natural gas-powered data centers are designed to alleviate strain on the energy grid, while our HPCaaS solutions are purpose-built to meet the surging demand for AI development."

Chardan is acting as the exclusive financial advisor and Fox Rothschild is acting as legal advisor to QumulusAI.

About QumulusAI

Founded in 2019, QumulusAI is a fully integrated AI infrastructure solution with a 108-MW power portfolio, over 550 GPUs deployed to date, and 60 MW of active data-center capacity. The company currently has operations in Oklahoma, Texas, and Georgia. QumulusAI's scalable, energy-efficient solutions are designed to eliminate the computational bottlenecks in AI development, to ensure enterprises and innovators have the compute resources they need—when they need them. With QumulusAI, development teams have the ability to train models faster, deploy smarter, and expand AI innovation.

QumulusAI is headquartered in Atlanta, GA; the company website is . Information on this website is not incorporated by reference into this press release.

About Vincerx Pharma, Inc.

Vincerx's pipeline includes VIP943, a next-generation antibody-drug conjugate; VIP236, a small molecule-drug conjugate (ADC); and enitociclib, a CDK9 inhibitor—all of which have completed Phase 1 monotherapy studies. Additionally, Vincerx's pipeline includes VIP924, a preclinical ADC, and VersAptx, a versatile, next-generation bioconjugation platform.

Vincerx is headquartered in San Mateo, California, with a research subsidiary in Monheim, Germany.