Synthetic biology company Absci Corporation began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market today under the symbol “ABSI”. The firm’s initial public offering is looking to raise US$200.0 million and is expected to close on July 26, 2021.
The offering consists of 12,500,000 common shares selling at US$16.00 per share. This puts the company valuation at approximately US$1.5 billion.
The company granted a 30-day over-allotment option to purchase additional 1,875,000 common shares at the same IPO price, potentially bringing total offering proceeds up to US$230.0 million. J.P. Morgan, Credit Suisse, BofA Securities, Cowen, and Stifel are all acting as joint bookrunners for the said offering.
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The Washington-based biopharma company uses technology to develop the potential role of proteins in therapeutics.
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