Finance Watch: Not Everyone Can Go Public, But Biopharma IPOs Are Using Multiple Markets
Executive Summary
Not every drug developer can go public, but biopharma IPOs are launching in multiple markets, including Moderna's prospective $500m US offering and Innovent's $421m Hong Kong IPO. Also, Sarepta prices a $500m FOPO and Omeros sells $210m in notes.
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