Finance Watch: Biopharma IPOs Regain Momentum With Slate Of New Offerings
Four Companies Went Public On 18 March, Raising $678.8m
Executive Summary
Public Company Edition: Instil Bio, Connect Biopharma, Finch Therapeutics, Gain Therapeutics and four heath care-focused SPACs launched initial public offerings; Endo raised $1.3bn via note sale; and Rubius Therapeutics, Solid Biosciences and others priced follow-on offerings.
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