SC 13G 1 alyeska-vstm093024.htm

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. )*

Verastem, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

92337C203

(CUSIP Number)

September 30, 2024

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

x Rule 13d-1(b)

o Rule 13d-1(c)

o Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

CUSIP No.  92337C203

SCHEDULE 13G

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1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

Alyeska Investment Group, L.P.

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) o

(b) o

3

SEC USE ONLY

4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

5

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

2,859,954

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

2,859,954

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

2,859,954

10

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

o

11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

7.11%*

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IA

The reporting persons are the beneficial owners of 2,859,954 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer, which constitute approximately 7.11% of the Issuer’s outstanding Common Stock shares. The percentage calculation assumes that there are currently 40,243,745 outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Issuer, based on the Issuer’s Quarterly Report Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 8, 2024.

CUSIP No.  92337C203

SCHEDULE 13G

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1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

Alyeska Fund GP, LLC

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) o

(b) o

3

SEC USE ONLY

4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

5

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

2,859,954

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

2,859,954

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

2,859,954

10

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

o

11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

7.11%*

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

OO

The reporting persons are the beneficial owners of 2,859,954 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer, which constitute approximately 7.11% of the Issuer’s outstanding Common Stock shares. The percentage calculation assumes that there are currently 40,243,745 outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Issuer, based on the Issuer’s Quarterly Report Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 8, 2024.

CUSIP No.  92337C203

SCHEDULE 13G

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1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

Anand Parekh

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) o

(b) o

3

SEC USE ONLY

4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

United States of America

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

5

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

2,859,954

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

2,859,954

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

2,859,954

10

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

o

11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

7.11%*

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IN

The reporting persons are the beneficial owners of 2,859,954 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer, which constitute approximately 7.11% of the Issuer’s outstanding Common Stock shares. The percentage calculation assumes that there are currently 40,243,745 outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Issuer, based on the Issuer’s Quarterly Report Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 8, 2024.

CUSIP No. 92337C203

SCHEDULE 13G

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Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer

Verastem, Inc.

Item 1. (b) Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices

4720 East Cotton Gin Loop, Suite 220

Phoenix, Arizona 85040

Item 2. (a) Names of Person Filing:

(i) Alyeska Investment Group, L.P.

(ii) Alyeska Fund GP, LLC

(iii) Anand Parekh



Item 2. (b) Address of Principal Business Office:

(i) 77 West Wacker Drive, 7th Floor

Chicago, IL 60601

(ii) 77 West Wacker Drive, 7th Floor

Chicago, IL 60601

(iii) 77 West Wacker Drive, 7th Floor

Chicago, IL 60601



Item 2. (c) Citizenship:

(i) Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. - Delaware

(ii) Alyeska Fund GP, LLC - Delaware

(iii) Anand Parekh - United States of America



Item 2. (d) Title of Class of Securities

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share

Item 2. (e) CUSIP No.:

92337C203

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Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

(a) ¨ Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);

(b) ¨ Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

(c) ¨ Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

(d) ¨ Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);

(e) x An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f) ¨ An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g) x A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h) ¨ A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

(i) ¨ A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

(j) ¨ A non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);

(k) ¨ A group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution:

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Item 4. Ownership

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

(a) Amount beneficially owned: Please refer to items 5-9 of the cover pages attached hereto

(b) Percent of class: Please refer to item 11 of the cover pages attached hereto

(c) Number of shares as to which the person has: Please refer to items 5-8 of the cover pages attached hereto

The reporting persons are the beneficial owners of 1,859,954 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer and hold warrants to purchase 1,000,000 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock (the “Warrants”) as of September 30, 2024. The percentage calculation assumes that there are currently 40,243,745 outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Issuer, based on the Issuer’s Quarterly Report Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 8, 2024.

Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ].

Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

Not Applicable.

Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person

Not Applicable.

Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

Not Applicable.

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group

Not Applicable.

Item 10. Certification

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: November 14, 2024

Alyeska Investment Group, L.P.

By: /s/ Jason Bragg

Jason Bragg, Chief Financial Officer

Alyeska Fund GP, LLC

By: /s/ Jason Bragg

Jason Bragg, Chief Financial Officer

Anand Parekh

By: Entity and Description

By: /s/ Anand Parekh

Anand Parekh, Individually

CUSIP No. 92337C203

SCHEDULE 13G

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Exhibit I

JOINT FILING STATEMENT

PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(k)

The undersigned acknowledge and agree that the foregoing statement on SCHEDULE 13G, is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that all subsequent amendments to this statement on SCHEDULE 13G, shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional joint acquisition statements. The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of such amendments, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning him or it contained therein, but shall not be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the others, except to the extent that he or it knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.

Dated: November 14, 2024

Alyeska Investment Group, L.P.

By: /s/ Jason Bragg

Jason Bragg, Chief Financial Officer

Alyeska Fund GP, LLC

By: /s/ Jason Bragg

Jason Bragg, Chief Financial Officer

Anand Parekh

By: /s/ Anand Parekh

Anand Parekh, Individually


1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS Alyeska Investment Group, L.P.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) o (b) o
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 2,859,954
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,859,954
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,859,954
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES			o
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 7.11%*
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IA


1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS Alyeska Fund GP, LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) o (b) o
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 2,859,954
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,859,954
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,859,954
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES			o
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 7.11%*
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO


1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS Anand Parekh
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) o (b) o
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States of America
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER 2,859,954
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,859,954
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,859,954
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES			o
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 7.11%*
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN

(a)	¨	Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);

(b)	¨	Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

(c)	¨	Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

(d)	¨	Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);

(e)	x	An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f)	¨	An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g)	x	A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h)	¨	A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

(i)	¨	A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

(j)	¨	A non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);

(k)	¨	A group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution:


	Alyeska Investment Group, L.P.

	By:	/s/ Jason Bragg
		Jason Bragg, Chief Financial Officer

	Alyeska Fund GP, LLC

	By:	/s/ Jason Bragg
		Jason Bragg, Chief Financial Officer

	Anand Parekh By: Entity and Description

	By:	/s/ Anand Parekh
		Anand Parekh, Individually

	Anand Parekh

	By:	/s/ Anand Parekh
		Anand Parekh, Individually

SEC Form SC 13G filed by Verastem Inc.