Finance Watch: SPAC Deals Emerge As IPO Market Goes Quiet Again
Three Firms Seize Opportunity To List Via Mergers
Executive Summary
Public Company Edition: Direct Biologics, YishengBio and Estrella Biopharma will go public by merging with special purpose acquisition corporations. Also, Vir lands a government contract worth up to $1bn, Idorsia raises CHF164m ($167.4m) in a real estate deal and Adamis reviews alternatives.
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