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Renaissance Capital's 3Q17 US IPO Market Review

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IPO Market Enters Fourth Quarter with the Wind at its Back The US IPO market saw 29 IPOs raise $4.1 billion in the third quarter, a drop from the prior year period. Small-cap health care companies, mostly biotechs, made up almost half of all IPOs. Technology...read more

US IPO Weekly Recap: 2 health care companies price, Snap breaks

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Two health care companies priced their delayed IPOs this week to raise a combined $132 million. In other IPO news, Snap broke below its issue price and the pipeline saw new filings from a high-growth retailer and a fracker, along with an energy withdrawal. Six...read more

Lipid biotech Akcea Therapeutics prices upsized $125 million IPO at $8, below the range

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Akcea Therapeutics, a late-stage biotech developing therapies for rare lipid disorders, raised $125 million by offering 15.6 million shares at $8, below the range of $12 to $14. It added 6.0 million shares to the offering to keep the deal size unchanged. Akcea...read more