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US IPO Weekly Recap: Biotechs pop and Robinhood flops in a record 20 IPO week

ICVX

The 2021 US IPO market continues to break records. 20 IPOs went public this past week, the most in a single week since the year 2000. New filers have slowed ahead of the August lull, with just one IPO submitting an initial filing. Three issuers postponed, citing either volatility or market conditions: vehicle battery maker Clarios International (BTRY), specialty...read more

Gene therapy biotech Omega Therapeutics prices IPO at $17 midpoint

OMGA

Omega Therapeutics, a preclinical biotech developing gene therapies for oncology and other diseases, raised $126 million by offering 7.4 million shares at $17, within the range of $16 to $18. Omega Therapeutics aims to use its proprietary OMEGA Epigenomic Programming platform to pioneer a new class of DNA-sequence-targeting, mRNA-encoded therapeutics. Its pipeline consists of...read more

Gene therapy biotech Omega Therapeutics sets terms for $126 million IPO

OMGA

Omega Therapeutics, a preclinical biotech developing gene therapies for oncology and other diseases, announced terms for its IPO on Monday. The Cambridge, MA-based company plans to raise $126 million by offering 7.4 million shares at a price range of $16 to $18. At the midpoint of the proposed range, Omega Therapeutics would command a fully diluted market value of $866 million....read more

US IPO Weekly Recap: Micro-caps lead a quiet 2 IPO week

RNAZ

After a record breaking number of deals last week, the IPO market cooled off for the shortened holiday week, with just two micro-cap IPOs raising $45 million.  Preclinical RNA biotech Transcode Therapeutics (RNAZ) priced at $4 to raise $25 million at a $54 million market cap. This oncology biotech develops RNA therapeutics for the treatment of solid...read more