Finance Watch: Gossamer, Alector And Harpoon Launch First Biopharma IPOs Of 2019
Executive Summary
Public Company Edition: Grossing $276m, Gossamer would have been the third-largest biopharma IPO in the US if it had launched last year. Also, recent public company financings include debt and follow-on offerings; and two more firms cut jobs – Capricor and Seres.
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