Biotechs Turn to M&A as Liquidity Surges and Market Caps Falter

Biotechs Turn to M&A as Liquidity Surges and Market Caps Falter

Source: 
BioSpace
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  • The 20 largest companies on the NBI had an average return of 27.6%.
  • Small-cap biotechs’ stock prices dropped 17% and mid-cap stocks dropped 7%. (Year-to-date, the Nasdaq Biotech Index (NBI) has declined more than 10%.
  • 20% of companies on the NBI saw their market capitalization fall below $ 200 million – the threshold to be listed on that index.