Finance Watch: BioNTech, Vir Launch IPOs But Take US Offerings To Market At A Discount
Executive Summary
BioNTech's $150m offering, after a prior large venture capital financing, gives it the third-largest market cap for a newly public drug developer in the US. Also, Innovent raises $300m in Hong Kong offering, Heron leads US follow-ons and Five Prime restructures to save $20m annually.
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