2017 IPOs In Review: US Biopharma Offerings Rise, Values Decline At Mid-Year
Executive Summary
Nineteen biopharma firms went public in the US during the first half of 2017, but as the number of IPOs increased, the average return on first-time offerings decreased, raising a key question: can this pace of first-time offerings continue in the second half?
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