Finance Watch: Silverback, Kinnate, Sigilon Launch December’s First IPOs
Executive Summary
Public Company Edition: Lixte’s small uplisting was the only biopharma initial public offering in the US during Thanksgiving week, but IPOs are ramping up again. Also, LifeSci launched its second SPAC and in follow-on offerings Reata brought in $281m and Intellia grossed $175m.
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