Finance Watch: Summer Slowdown Nears Its End With Strategic Shifts And IPO Hopes
Executive Summary
Merrimack's wind-down continues with an activist challenge, but investors approved the Vical/Brickell Biotech reverse merger. Also, the past month's IPO slump may reverse course and HiFiBiO's $67m Series C leads recent financings.
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