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US IPO Weekly Recap: Year's largest biotech headlines 6-IPO week

DNLI

Led by the largest biotech IPO since June 2015, six companies raised $827 million this past week. Biotech Denali Therapeutics raised $250 million, making it the largest biotech IPO of year by both deal size and market cap. The week also included pricings...read more

US IPO Weekly Recap: Chinese lenders slide in quiet Thanksgiving week

BRPAU

With investors opting for turkey over deals, Thanksgiving week was slow for the IPO market. Senior housing SPAC Big Rock Partners Acquisition (BRPAU) was the only company to come public, raising $60 million. Despite the quiet week, the IPO...read more

US IPO Week Ahead: Turkey, gravy and IPO filings in a quiet week

ABLX

After a flurry of deals over the past two months, the pre-Thanksgiving rush has come to a close. However, this is the last week for most companies to submit initial filings with enough time to price IPOs before year-end. Quiet periods will expire for six recent...read more

Private Equity-backed IPOs: Spotlight on KKR

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47 companies have gone public in 2017 with private equity backing, up 42% from the 33 IPOs during the full-year 2016. KKR has brought 4 IPOs to market in 2017, by far the most active PE firm in the IPO market. Its most recent offering,...read more