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Finance Watch: Bausch + Lomb Completes Split From Bausch Health Via IPO

PepGen Went Public On 5 May As Well

 
• By Mandy Jackson

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• Source: Alamy

Bausch + Lomb, Corporation finally completed its long-anticipated split from Bausch Health Companies Inc. via an initial public offering on 5 May that grossed $630m from the sale of 35 million shares at $18 each, but Bausch Health continues to be the majority shareholder in the eye care company.

The offering priced well below the $21 to $24 range that Bausch + Lomb proposed in a 28 April filing...

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