Eighteen IPOs raised a combined $2.8 billion in February, well above the 10-year historical average (12 IPOs, $2.1B). Micro-caps dominated deal flow, but five issuers completed offerings of $100 million or more, led by SailPoint (SAIL), which raised $1.4...read more
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
Two sizable companies and a handful of small Asian issuers listed in the US this past week.Titan America (TTAM), the US business unit of Titan Cement, priced slightly below the midpoint to raise $384 million at a $2.9 billion market cap. Operating primarily...read more
Sionna Therapeutics, a Phase 1 biotech developing novel therapies for cystic fibrosis, raised $191 million by offering 10.6 million shares at $18, the high end of the range of $16 to $18. The company offered 1.8 million more shares than anticipated.Sionna is...read more
Renaissance Capital's February IPO Market Update
Eighteen IPOs raised a combined $2.8 billion in February, well above the 10-year historical average (12 IPOs, $2.1B). Micro-caps dominated deal flow, but five issuers completed offerings of $100 million or more, led by SailPoint (SAIL), which raised $1.4...read more
Bigger Biotechs: IPO valuations have soared for drug developers over the past decade
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: Cement and cystic fibrosis drugs lead a 6 IPO week
Two sizable companies and a handful of small Asian issuers listed in the US this past week.Titan America (TTAM), the US business unit of Titan Cement, priced slightly below the midpoint to raise $384 million at a $2.9 billion market cap. Operating primarily...read more
Cystic fibrosis biotech Sionna Therapeutics prices upsized IPO at $18, the high end of the range
Sionna Therapeutics, a Phase 1 biotech developing novel therapies for cystic fibrosis, raised $191 million by offering 10.6 million shares at $18, the high end of the range of $16 to $18. The company offered 1.8 million more shares than anticipated.Sionna is...read more