Public Company Edition: Four health care special purpose acquisition vehicles went public and two others announced mergers, but only one biopharma firm priced an IPO during the week of 19-23 October. Replimune’s $250m offering led recent FOPOs.

Nuvation started in 2018 and raised a $275m series A round in 2019. Now it is merging with the EcoR1 Capital-sponsored SPAC Panacea Acquisition Corp. and raising $500m in equity capital.

Sun Pharma and its US Taro subsidiary have added to criticism over a recent CMS policy proposal that would see Medicare Part B drugs approved under the US hybrid 505(b)(2) pathway reimbursed at a lower rate applicable to multiple source products.

Teva’s market overhang and legal uncertainty intensifies with DOJ charges it conspired to fix generic drug prices. Five other companies have pled guilty and reached deferred prosecution agreements.