Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. Files for $86.25 Million IPO
The underwriters for the offering are led by Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and Merrill Lynch & Co., as joint book-runners, with J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Lazard Capital Markets LLC, and Pacific Growth Equities, LLC acting as co-managers. The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the offering have not yet been determined.
A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the SEC but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. When available, a preliminary prospectus may be obtained by contacting Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, 180 Varick Street, New York, New York 10014, attention: Prospectus Department, or by e-mailing prospectus@morganstanley.com or Merrill Lynch & Co., 4 World Financial Center, New York, New York 10080.
About Amicus Therapeutics
Amicus Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel, oral therapeutics known as pharmacological chaperones for the treatment of a range of human genetic diseases. Pharmacological chaperone technology involves the use of small molecules that selectively bind to and stabilize proteins in cells, leading to improved protein folding and trafficking, and increased activity. Amicus is initially targeting lysosomal storage disorders, which are severe, chronic genetic diseases with unmet medical needs. Amicus is currently conducting Phase 2 clinical trials of Amigal(TM) for the treatment of Fabry disease and Plicera(TM) for the treatment of Gaucher disease. The company is currently conducting Phase 1 clinical trials of AT2220 for the treatment of Pompe disease.
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