US IPOs In Review: Relatively Muted Market In 2016 To Continue In 2017
Executive Summary
After biopharma initial public offerings in the US during 2016 outperformed the prior year’s IPOs, expect more of the same in 2017: fewer, but higher quality offerings at lower IPO share prices to keep values at acceptable levels for experienced health care investors.
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