Finance Watch: Third Harmonic Attempts A Flight Through The IPO Window
Could Be First $100m-Plus First-Time Offering Since May
Executive Summary
Public Company Edition: Third Harmonic hopes to double its money, raising up to $150m. Also, Halozyme priced a $625m note sale to retire debt and repurchase shares, while Viridian raised $270m in an offering after positive early data, and Clarus cut jobs while Endo finalized a restructuring plan.
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