Finance Watch: Biopharma Public Offerings Fell In Q4, But Activity Is Booming In Q1

Biomedtracker Data Show Big Year-End Drop In 2024

Public Company Edition: Fourth quarter 2023 fundraising fell 25.1% from Q4 2022, including a 24.2% drop in follow-on dollars, but recent activity has been robust, including $300m and $350m offerings by 4DMT and Autolus. Also, BMS sold $13bn in notes to fund Karuna and RayzeBio deals.

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Biomedtracker’s latest report on biopharmaceutical company fundraising shows a 25.1% decline in year-over-year dollars raised, from $17.5bn in the fourth quarter of 2022 to $13.1bn in Q4 of 2023. Follow-on public offerings (FOPOs) had a similar Q4 decline of 24.2% from $6.09bn to $4.61bn, while initial public offering dollars nearly doubled from $343m to $639m despite the number of global IPOs declining from eight in Q4 2022 to five in Q4 2023.

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