Two IPOs priced in the first week of June; only one has started trading
Four companies added to the calendar (including two SPACs)
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MeiraGTx Holdings ( MGTX ) raised $75 million at a $423 million valuation. Pricing at the midpoint of the $14 to $16 range, the deal was supported by strong insider buying (53% of deal size). The gene therapy biotech was spun out from Kadmon ( KDMN ) in 2015 and plans to initially target inherited retinal dystrophies (IRDs). If it is able to replicate the safety and efficacy of Spark Therapeutics ' (ONCE) recently-approved drug Luxturna, it will be able to begin pivotal trials for multiple candidates by late 2019.
Taiwan-based music streaming platform M17 Entertainment ( YQ ) raised $60 million, pricing well below the $10 to $12 range at $8 for a $299 million market cap; however, the stock has yet to begin trading. Despite the company's high topline growth (revenue increased 223% to $38 million in the 1Q18), growth in monthly active users has remained roughly flat with the top 10 users accounting for 12% of revenue (implying an average monthly spend of nearly $150,000 per user).
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