Finance Watch: Q1 Biopharma IPOs Shrink To A Fraction Of 2021 Total
Falling Stock Values Keep New Offerings Low
Executive Summary
Public Company Edition: Only nine drug developers went public in the US, raising $807m in the first quarter, versus 32 IPOs raising $5.2bn in Q1 of last year. Also, MoonLake closed its SPAC merger, Sanofi priced €650m in sustainability-linked bonds in €1.5bn note sale, and Kaleido will cease operations.
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