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US IPO Weekly Recap: Preclinical biotech Nkarta pops 166% in a 5 IPO week

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Three biotechs, two Chinese issuers, and one SPAC went public this past week, led by preclinical oncology biotech Nkarta (NKTX), which popped 166% in the best first-day return for a $10+ million IPO since 2015. Some major news hit the IPO pipeline this week. Long-awaited IPO candidate Postmates chose to be acquired by Uber, secretive data...read more

Chinese gig worker platform Quhuo prices upsized $33 million US IPO at $10 midpoint

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Quhuo, which provides a gig worker staffing platform for consumer services apps in China, raised $33 million by offering 3.3 million ADSs at $10, within the range of $9 to $11.  The company sold 0.6 million more ADSs than originally anticipated (+22%). SB China Capital indicated on $2 million of the IPO (6%). At IPO, Quhuo commands a market value of $456 million and...read more

US IPO Week Ahead: Third quarter kicks off with China’s largest gay dating app

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Updated Monday, 7/6. Following the long weekend, two Chinese IPOs, two biotechs, and a SPAC are currently scheduled to list in the US in the week ahead, inlcuding China’s largest LGBTQ dating app BlueCity (BLCT). More deals could join the IPO calendar, based on a flurry of filing activity in June, including health insurance marketplace...read more

Chinese workforce solutions provider Quhuo sets terms for $27 million US IPO

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Quhuo, which provides workforce operations solutions for consumer service platforms in China, announced terms for its IPO on Tuesday. The Beijing, China-based company plans to raise $27 million by offering 2.7 million ADSs at a price range of $9 to $11. Insider SB China Capital intends to purchase $2 million worth of ADSs in the offering. At the midpoint of the proposed range,...read more