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Muscular dystrophy biotech aTyr Pharma sets terms for $75 million IPO

aTyr Pharma, which is developing restorative protein therapeutics for rare muscular dystrophies, announced terms for its IPO on Monday. The San Diego, CA-based company plans to raise $75 million by offering 5.4 million shares at a price range of $13 to $15....read more

Muscular dystrophy biotech aTyr Pharma files for a $86 million IPO

aTyr Pharma, which is developing restorative protein therapeutics for rare muscular dystrophies, filed on Monday with the SEC to raise up to $86 million in an initial public offering. aTyr notes that September 2013 biotech Acceleron Pharma (XLRN; +128%)...read more

US IPO Recap: Blazing debuts for software trio FireEye, Rocket Fuel and Benefitfocus

Rocket Fuel and FireEye had first-day returns (93% and 80%, respectively) to match their incendiary names last week, but neither could touch Benefitfocus's 102% first-day pop, just the tenth first-day double since 2000. The three represented the most 80%+...read more

Acceleron Pharma prices upsized IPO at $15, at high end of the range

Acceleron Pharma, a clinical stage biotech developing protein therapeutics for cancer and rare diseases, raised $84 million by offering 5.6 million shares at $15, at the high end of the $13 to $15 range. The Cambridge, MA-based company had originally planned to...read more