Erasca Inc. and Imago BioSciences, Inc. raised the most money out of the five biopharmaceutical companies that launched initial public offerings during the first half of July, and their stocks were the only two trading in positive territory after their IPOs.
Finance Watch: The Bigger The Better? Erasca, Imago Rise After IPOs
Five Launches Bring 2021 First-Time Offerings Total To 67
Public Company Edition: Three $100m-plus US initial public offerings launched on 15 July after two smaller biopharma IPOs earlier in the month. Also, Gelesis announced a SPAC merger, Brii and Amniotics launched ex-US IPOs, and Intellia, Cerevel and Kymera priced large follow-on offerings.
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