CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 15, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerulean Pharma Inc. (Nasdaq:CERU) today announced the closing of its initial public offering of 8,500,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $7.00 per share, before underwriting discounts.
Leerink Partners acted as sole book-running manager for the offering. Canaccord Genuity, JMP Securities and Wedbush PacGrow Life Sciences acted as co-managers for the offering.
A registration statement relating to the securities sold in this offering has been filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. A copy of the final prospectus for this offering may be obtained from Leerink Partners LLC, Attention: Syndicate Department, One Federal Street, 37th Floor, Boston, MA 02110, or by email at syndicate@leerink.com, or by phone at (800) 808‐7525, ext. 4814.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction.
About Cerulean
Cerulean Pharma Inc. is a clinical-stage oncology-focused company applying its proprietary Dynamic Tumor Targeting™ platform to develop differentiated therapies. The Company's nanopharmaceutical product candidates consist of proprietary polymers that are covalently linked to anti-cancer therapeutics. The Company's technology platform can be also applied to a wide range of drug molecules, ranging from small molecules to peptides and RNAs. Cerulean is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.