Perfect shares surge 28.07% premarket after consortium led by CEO Alice Chang and CyberLink proposes $1.95/share going-private deal.

Perfect Corp. surged 28.07% in premarket trading following the announcement that its board received a preliminary non-binding "going-private" proposal from a consortium including CyberLink International and founder Alice H. Chang. The proposal values the company at $1.95 per share, representing a 44.4% premium to the March 17 closing price and a significant discount to the premarket surge, signaling strong shareholder interest. The consortium, controlling 53.4% of shares, plans to fund the transaction via equity rollover and cash, with a special committee expected to evaluate the bid. The announcement aligns with the stock's upward movement, as investors priced in the potential for a definitive agreement, despite the proposal's non-binding nature.