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Bigger Biotechs: IPO valuations have soared for drug developers over the past decade

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New biotech issuers have doubled in size over the past decade.Last year, the average biotech IPO went public at a market cap of $644 million, compared to $318 million a decade earlier, for deals raising at least $20 million. The average wasn’t skewed by a ...read more

US IPO Weekly Recap: Active January closes out with several sizable IPOs

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Five IPOs listed this week, all of which raised over $100 million. One direct listing and three SPACs also debuted. Four IPOs and three SPACs submitted initial filings.Leading meat products producer Smithfield Foods (SFD) priced its downsized IPO below the...read more

Precision medicine biotech Maze Therapeutics prices upsized IPO at the $16 midpoint

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Maze Therapeutics, a Phase 2 biotech developing precision small molecule therapies for kidney disease, raised $140 million by offering 8.8 million shares at $16, within the range of $15 to $17. The company offered 1 million more shares than anticipated.Maze...read more

Sizable IPO filings reach a three-year high amid steady stream of deals

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The 2025 IPO market has kicked off with a steady stream of large deals, and new filing activity signals more to come. Thirteen IPOs planning to raise $100 million or more have joined the pipeline, the most in a single month since January 2022....read more