Finance Watch: Rhythm And OptiNose IPOs Bring 2017 Total To 31, Surpassing 2016
Executive Summary
Public Company Financings: Rhythm and OptiNose are the 30th and 31st initial public offerings of 2017. Also, reverse mergers add two more newly public firms, Valeant raises $1bn to pay down more debt, and PhaseRx and Trevena cut jobs.
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