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US IPO Weekly Recap: The September IPO market kicks off with a quiet week

While there were no IPOs this past week, five SPACs went public ahead of the post-Labor Day rush. Casdin Capital and Corvex Management’s SPAC CM Life Sciences (CMLFU) upsized to raise $385 million. Led by the firms’ founders,...read more

Casdin Capital and Corvex Management's SPAC CM Life Sciences prices upsized $385 million IPO at $10

CM Life Sciences, a blank check company formed by Casdin Capital and Corvex Management targeting a life science business, raised $385 million by offering 38.5 million units at $10. The company offered 3.5 million more units than anticipated. Each unit...read more

US IPO Weekly Recap: Coronavirus vaccine developer CureVac pops 249% in a 4 IPO week

Four IPOs and six SPACs entered the public markets this past week led by CureVac (CVAC), which posted the largest first-day pop for a US IPO since 2005. German biotech CureVac (CVAC) raised $213 million at a $2.8 billion market cap and...read more

Casdin Capital and Corvex Management's SPAC CM Life Sciences files for a $350 million IPO

CM Life Sciences, a blank check company formed by Casdin Capital and Corvex Management targeting a life science business, filed on Friday with the SEC to raise up to $350 million in an initial public offering. The New York, NY-based company plans to raise...read more

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