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IPO investors pay up for Freeline as biotech fever rises
Freeline, the UK gene therapeutics company, has priced its IPO on the Nasdaq exchange at the top of the pricing range, with investors willing to pay a big premium for the stock. The company is the latest deal in a global biotech issuance spree that has passed $60bn.
07 Aug 2020 -
Excellence Commercial Property readies $300m HK listing
China’s Excellence Commercial Property and Facilities Management Group is preparing to launch its Hong Kong IPO this month, according to a source close to the deal.
07 Aug 2020 -
ECM bankers pray macro risk won’t disrupt deals
Equity capital markets bankers are hoping that global markets maintain the extraordinary bullishness of the last few weeks in what should prove a busy final quarter of the year for issuance. But an unholy trinity of risks are causing concern, particularly for IPOs.
06 Aug 2020 -
Kakao Games eyes W384bn from long-awaited IPO
South Korean game developer Kakao Games is set to list in September for up to W384bn ($323m), reviving the deal two years after dropping its initial IPO plans.
04 Aug 2020 -
Freeline sets range for US IPO as biotech 'bananas' surge continues
Freeline Therapeutics, the UK gene therapeutics company, has set a pricing range for its Nasdaq listing, becoming the latest company from the red hot biotech sector to raise equity capital.
03 Aug 2020 -
Covid-19 spikes to wreak havoc in capital markets
Capital markets are preparing for a resurgence in Covid-19 cases as infection rates rise in the US and Europe. Bankers and investors are digging in for a longer pandemic than they hoped for and capital raising plans are set for a complete overhaul, report Sam Kerr, Lewis McLellan and Tyler Davies.
30 Jul 2020 -
Li Auto shrugs off China-US tensions with IPO success
Electric vehicle manufacturer Li Auto sealed a scorching $1.1bn Nasdaq IPO this week, pricing above the marketed range to make it the largest US listing by a Chinese company in nearly two years. The deal proved there is still interest among mainland firms to list in the US, despite rising hostilities between the two countries, writes Jonathan Breen.
30 Jul 2020 -
Blackstone-backed Mindspace Reit seals Rp45bn IPO
Mindspace Business Parks Real Estate Investment Trust wrapped up its Rp45bn ($601.3m) this week, treating India to its second listing in the asset class.
30 Jul 2020 -
Li Auto closes books early on hot demand for US IPO
Chinese electric vehicle maker Li Auto has brought forward the close and pricing of its up to $950m Nasdaq listing after securing heavy demand for the deal.
29 Jul 2020 -
Fears rise for autumn IPOs as coronavirus cases increase
Equity bankers have expressed fear that issuing IPOs this autumn is set to be far harder than expected, with Covd-19 showing little sign of abating and a second wave feared in the colder months.
28 Jul 2020
