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Seaport Therapeutics Prices Upsized $255 Million IPO at $18 Ahead of Nasdaq Debut

The deal gives the Boston biotech fresh cash to advance oral drugs for depression and anxiety.

Overview

  • Seaport Therapeutics, which priced an upsized offering at $18 per share on Friday, expects about $254.9 million in gross proceeds.
  • Shares are slated to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker SPTX, with closing targeted for May 4 pending customary conditions.
  • All 14,160,000 shares are being sold by the company, and underwriters have a 30-day option to buy up to 2,124,000 more shares at the IPO price.
  • Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Leerink Partners, Citigroup, and Stifel are serving as joint bookrunners for the transaction.
  • Seaport develops oral therapies for neuropsychiatric disorders using its Glyph platform, and the raise positions it to fund clinical studies and related work.