VC-backed Akero Therapeutics debuts IPO
Akero Therapeutics Inc, a biotech firm, has raised about $92 million for its IPO after pricing its 5.75 million shares at $16 per share. The stock began trading June 20, 2019 on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "AKRO." J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Jefferies LLC and Evercore Group L.L.C. are the lead underwriters. Akero's pre-IPO investors included Janus Henderson Investors, Redmile Group, Boxer Capital of Tavistock Group, Cormorant Asset Management, BVF Partners, Rock Springs Capital, LifeSci Venture Partners, Apple Tree Partners, Atlas Venture, venBio Partners and Versant Ventures.
20 June 2019•3 mins read
