Finance Watch: A SPACtacular Week For Biopharma Deals And Dollars
Executive Summary
Public Company Edition: Four health care special purpose acquisition vehicles went public and two others announced mergers, but only one biopharma firm priced an IPO during the week of 19-23 October. Replimune’s $250m offering led recent FOPOs.
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