The company, which is helping create a COVID-19 treatment, is exploring a possible initial public offering in the U.S., aiming to raise $200 million to $300 million, according to Reuters’ sources. The insiders say the company has hired several parties as the lead underwriters, and plans to submit a filing within weeks. (Reuters)
Talking point: The company was considering listing as early as November, it said in July, with CEO Carl Hansen saying it initially planned on going public in a year or two, but investment bankers touting favourable market conditions for companies in the biotech space were advising it to act earlier. Nearly half of American IPOs this year have been from the health-care sector, according to IPOScoop. The company recently announced it had started Phase 3 clinical trials for a possible coronavirus treatment it is working on with several partners, including Eli Lilly.