Finance Watch: Panic Over FDA Commissioner's Resignation Was Short-Lived, Though IPOs Still Languish

Public Company Edition: Biotech stocks sank when US FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced his departure, but have nearly recovered to pre-resignation levels, except for newly public firms. Also, Biohaven's raises cash for PRV purchase and Endo issues $1.5bn in new debt.

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The Nasdaq Biotechnology Index (NBI) plummeted when US FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced his resignation earlier this month, but has almost completely recovered now that a temporary replacement – who's also viewed as pro-innovation – has been named.

The NBI, after sinking during the last quarter of 2018, had surged in 2019 as investors anticipated an increase in...

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