VC-backed Adaptimmune rolls out IPO
UK and Philadelphia-based biotechnology company Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc has debuted its IPO after pricing its 11.25 million shares at $17 per share. The stock began trading Wednesday on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "ADAP." BofA Merrill Lynch, Cowen and Company and Leerink Partners LLC are serving as the lead underwriters. Adaptimmune's backers include New Enterprise Associates, OrbiMed Advisors, Wellington Management Company, Fidelity Biosciences, Foresite Capital Management, Ridgeback Capital Management and Rock Springs Capital.
6 May 2015•3 mins read
