Finance Watch: The Bigger The Better? Erasca, Imago Rise After IPOs
Five Launches Bring 2021 First-Time Offerings Total To 67
Executive Summary
Public Company Edition: Three $100m-plus US initial public offerings launched on 15 July after two smaller biopharma IPOs earlier in the month. Also, Gelesis announced a SPAC merger, Brii and Amniotics launched ex-US IPOs, and Intellia, Cerevel and Kymera priced large follow-on offerings.
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