Finance Watch: SpringWorks, Satsuma Launch IPOs; BioNTech Filing Shows US-China Trade War Impact
Executive Summary
BioNTech has plenty of cash and is gearing up for an IPO, but money from a Hong Kong investor is in limbo. Plus, Satsuma and SpringWorks bring US IPO total to 34 this year, Fate's FOPO raises $150.5m and Pharvaris brings in $66m.
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