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Rare disease biotech Mereo BioPharma sets terms for $70 million IPO

April 9, 2018
MREO

Mereo BioPharma Group, which is developing rare disease drug candidates acquired from large pharmas, announced terms for its IPO on Monday.

The London, United Kingdom-based company plans to raise $70 million by offering 4 million ADSs at a price of $17.62. At that price, Mereo would command a market value of $383 million.

Mereo BioPharma Group was founded in 2015 and plans to list on the Nasdaq under the symbol MREO. Cowen & Company, BMO Capital Markets and RBC Capital Markets are the joint bookrunners on the deal. It is expected to price during the week of April 16, 2018.