Gritstone’s top-of-the-range IPO brings week’s biotech Nasdaq tally to $520M
Gritstone Oncology joined the festivities on Nasdaq overnight, reaping a $100 million windfall after upsizing its batch of shares and pricing its IPO on the high end of the range.
Moving in behind a slate of 3 successful IPOs earlier in the week, Gritstone sold 6.67 million shares at $15 each — the top of the range — and will start trading today under the $GRTS symbol. Added all up, 5 biotechs have raised $520 million this week, with Entasis starting the round with a very weak debut on Nasdaq.
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