The 'NO' IPO: Nitric oxide biotech Bellerophon Therapeutics files for a $69 million IPO



Bellerophon Therapeutics, which is developing nitric oxide-based therapies for cardiopulmonary diseases, filed on Tuesday with the SEC to raise up to $69 million in an initial public offering. Bellerophon was spun out of Ikaria in February 2014 as a special dividend to existing stockholders, shortly before Ikaria's non-biotech business was acquired by Madison Dearborn for $1.6 billion. Ikaria had originally intended to go public in November 2010 but withdrew its offering.
Keywords: BLPH, GLYC







Prestige Cruises International, a luxury cruise vacation company operating under the Oceania and Regent brands, officially withdrew its plans for an initial public offering on Monday. The company originally filed in January 2014 for a $250 million IPO, but in September announced that it would be acquired by Norwegian Cruise Line (NASDAQ: NCLH) for $3 billion in cash and assumed debt. The Miami, FL-based company was founded in 2002 and booked $1.2 billion in sales for the 12 months ended December 31, 2013. Prestige Cruises had not disclosed underwriters, a proposed ticker or an ...more

Keywords: PrestigeCruises, NCLH
 
 



Prestige Cruises International, a luxury cruise vacation company operating under the Oceania and Regent brands, officially withdrew its plans for an initial public offering on Monday. The company originally filed in January 2014 for a $250 million IPO, but in September announced that it would be acquired by Norwegian Cruise Line (NASDAQ: NCLH) for $3 billion in cash and assumed debt. The Miami, FL-based company was founded in 2002 and booked $1.2 billion in sales for the 12 months ended December 31, 2013. Prestige Cruises had not disclosed underwriters, a proposed ticker or an ...more

Keywords: PrestigeCruises, NCLH







Week ahead: 2015 IPO market kicks off with three finance companies


The 2015 IPO market kicks off with three finance companies including a mortgage REIT, an insurance service company and a Wisconsin dairy-focused bank. Financial offerings averaged three per month in 2014 and averaged 2% on the first day and 0.4% thereon. Insiders plan to float a portion of each deal on this week's IPO calendar. Sutherland Asset Management ([SLD]) previously filed to raise $250 million in July 2009 but postponed its offering. In 2009, Sutherland invested in highly-...more

Keywords: SLD, PN, ICBK
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