Finance Watch: Roivant To Go Public In SPAC Merger, Raise $611m
Werewolf, Vaccitech Bring US 2021 Biopharma IPO Total To 40
Executive Summary
Public Company Edition: Roivant’s deal sets its market cap at $7.3bn. Beyond the Werewolf and Vaccitech offerings, more drug developers are slated to go public during the first week of May. And in follow-on offerings, COMPASS Pathways raises $144m and Aldeyra brings in $125m.
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