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BOSTON, Aug. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Compass Therapeutics, Inc. (“Compass”) (Nasdaq: CMPX), a clinical-stage, oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company developing proprietary antibody-based therapeutics to treat multiple human diseases, today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 33,290,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $3.00 per share and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 6,710,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $2.9999 per pre-funded warrant to purchase one share of the common stock, which represents the per share public offering price for the common stock less the $0.0001 per share exercise price for each such pre-funded warrant. The gross proceeds from the offering to Compass are expected to be approximately $120 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses. The offering is expected to close on or about August 14, 2025, subject to customary closing conditions. In addition, Compass has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 6,000,000 additional shares of common stock at the public offering price, less the underwriting discount.

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP announces that purchasers of KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE: KLC) common stock in or traceable to KinderCare’s October 2024 initial public offering (the “IPO”), have until October 14, 2025 to seek appointment as lead plaintiff of the KinderCare class action lawsuit. Captioned Gollapalli v. KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc., No. 25-cv-01424 (D. Or.), the KinderCare class action lawsuit charges KinderCare and certain of KinderCare’s top executives and directors, KinderCare’s controlling shareholder, and the underwriters of the IPO with violations of the Securities Act of 1933.

NEEDHAM, Mass, Aug. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- McKinley Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”), announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 15,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit, with each unit consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one right. Each right entitles the holder to receive one-tenth (1/10) of one Class A ordinary share upon consummation of the Company’s initial business combination. The units are expected to trade on the Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “MKLYU” beginning on August 12, 2025. Once the securities comprising the units begin separate trading, the Class A ordinary shares and rights will be traded on Nasdaq under the symbols “MKLY” and “MKLYR,” respectively.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Heartflow, Inc. (Heartflow) (Nasdaq: HTFL), a leader in AI technology for coronary artery disease (CAD), today announced the closing of its upsized initial public offering of 19,166,667 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $19 per share, which includes 2,500,000 shares of common stock issued upon the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional shares. All of the shares of common stock were offered by Heartflow. The total gross proceeds from the offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses payable by Heartflow, were approximately $364.2 million. Heartflow’s common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on August 8, 2025 under the ticker symbol “HTFL.”

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP announces that purchasers of Lineage, Inc. (NASDAQ: LINE) common stock in or traceable to the registration statement used in connection with Lineage’s July 2024 initial public offering (the “IPO”), have until September 30, 2025 to seek appointment as lead plaintiff of the Lineage class action lawsuit. Captioned City of St. Clair Shores Police and Fire Retirement System v. Lineage, Inc., No. 25-cv-12383 (E.D. Mich.), the Lineage class action lawsuit charges Lineage as well as certain of its top executives, directors, IPO underwriters, and IPO sponsor with violations of the Securities Act of 1933.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Heartflow, Inc. (Heartflow) (Nasdaq: HTFL), a leader in AI technology for coronary artery disease (CAD), today announced the pricing of its upsized initial public offering of 16,666,667 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $19.00 per share. All of the shares of common stock are being offered by Heartflow. The gross proceeds from the offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses payable by Heartflow, are expected to be approximately $316.7 million. In addition, Heartflow has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 2,500,000 shares of common stock at the initial public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The shares are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on August 8, 2025 under the ticker symbol "HTFL.” The closing of the offering is expected to occur on August 11, 2025, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

HONG KONG, Aug. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Etoiles Capital Group Co., Ltd (Nasdaq: EFTY), a Hong Kong-headquartered financial services firm, today priced its initial public offering (the “Offering”) of 1,400,000 Class A ordinary shares at $4.00 per share. The Class A ordinary shares have been approved for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market and are expected to commence trading on August 8, 2025 under the ticker symbol “EFTY.”

SEATTLE, Aug. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sana Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: SANA) (“Sana”), a company focused on changing the possible for patients through engineered cells, today announced that it has priced its underwritten public offering of 20,895,522 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $3.35 per share and, in lieu of common stock to certain investors, pre-funded warrants to purchase 1,492,537 shares of common stock at a price to the public of $3.3499 per pre-funded warrant, which represents the per share public offering price of each share of common stock less the $0.0001 per share exercise price for each pre-funded warrant. All of the shares and pre-funded warrants are to be sold by Sana. In addition, Sana has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 3,358,208 shares of its common stock. The gross proceeds from the offering are expected to be approximately $75.0 million before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses and excluding any exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares. The offering is expected to close on or about August 8, 2025, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

BRADENTON, Fla., Aug. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. (“FWRG” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: FWRG), the leading Daytime Dining concept serving breakfast, brunch and lunch, today announced the launch of an underwritten secondary offering (the “Offering”) by certain funds managed by Advent International, L.P. (the “Selling Stockholders”) of 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (“Common Stock”).

SEATTLE, Aug. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sana Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: SANA) (“Sana”), a company focused on changing the possible for patients through engineered cells, today announced that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of $75.0 million of shares of its common stock and, in lieu of common stock to certain investors, pre-funded warrants to purchase shares of its common stock. In addition, Sana intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $11.25 million of shares of its common stock. All of the shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants to be sold in the proposed offering will be sold by Sana. The proposed offering is subject to market and other conditions, and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the proposed offering may be completed, or as to the actual size or terms of the proposed offering.