Finance Watch: Hua Medicine Raises $117.4m While Evaluating A Hong Kong IPO
Executive Summary
Hua, already considering an IPO in Hong Kong for up to $400m, closed concurrent VC rounds that will fund its late-stage diabetes program in China, but it may still need to go public to enter other markets. Also, Heron raised cash for its next commercial product, among other public company financings.
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