VC-backed Aimmune Therapeutics goes public

Brisbane, California-based Aimmune Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company focused on treating peanut allergies, has raised $160 million for its IPO after pricing its 10 million shares at $16 per share. The stock began trading Thursday on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "AIMT." BofA Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse and Piper Jaffray are serving as the lead underwriters. Aimmune's backers include Longitude Capital, Foresite Capital and Aisling Capital.

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