Finance Watch: Have Investors Reached IPO Fatigue?
Only Two Of Six Newly Public Companies Trade Above IPO Price
Executive Summary
Public Company Edition: Codiak, Kiromic, Aligos and Opthea have fallen below their initial public offering values, while Tarsus and Praxis are trading higher. Also, 5AM, MPM and Cormorant took biotech SPACs public and Evotec led recent non-IPO financings with a €250m private placement.
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