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Knight Therapeutics IPO year

What is the IPO year of Knight Therapeutics?

The IPO year of Knight Therapeutics, Inc. is 2014

What is the definition of IPO year?

Initial public offering is a type of public offering in which shares of a company usually are sold to institutional investors that in turn, sell to the general public, on a securities exchange, for the first time.

Through IPO a privately held company transforms into a public company. Initial public offerings are mostly used by companies to raise the expansion of capital, possibly to monetize the investments of early private investors, and to become publicly traded enterprises. A company selling shares is never required to repay the capital to its public investors. After the IPO, when shares trade freely in the open market, money passes between public investors.

Although IPO offers many advantages, there are also significant disadvantages, chief among these are the costs associated with the process and the requirement to disclose certain information that could prove helpful to competitors.

The IPO process is colloquially known as going public. Details of the proposed offering are disclosed to potential purchasers in the form of a lengthy document known as a prospectus. Most companies undertake an IPO with the assistance of an investment banking firm acting in the capacity of an underwriter. Underwriters provide several services, including help with correctly assessing the value of shares.

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What does Knight Therapeutics do?

Knight Therapeutics Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, develops, acquires, in-licenses, out-licenses, markets, and distributes pharmaceutical and consumer health products, and medical devices in Canada and internationally. It offers Bijuva for the treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause in women with intact uterus; IMVEXXY to treat postmenopausal moderate to severe dyspareunia; IBSRELA for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation in adults; TRELSTAR to treat advanced prostate cancer and for pain associated with endometriosis; ILUVIEN for the treatment of vision loss due to diabetic macular oedema; and NERLYNX to treat early-stage breast cancer. The company also provides Burinex, for the treatment of edema associated with congestive heart failure, cirrhosis of the liver, and renal disease, including the nephrotic syndrome; PROBUPHINE, to treat opioid addiction; and MOVANTIK for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation. In addition, it offers Vidaza to treat myelodysplastic syndrome; Abraxane for metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma; Halaven to treat advanced or metastatic breast cancer; Lenvima for differentiated thyroid cancer, advanced renal cell cancer, and unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma; Ladevina to treat multiple myeloma; Zyvalix for metastatic prostate cancer; Karfib to treat relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma; Leprid for advanced prostate cancer; AmBisome and Cresemba to treat fungal infection; and Impavido for leishmaniasis. Further, the company provides Ursofalk to treat biliary cirrhosis; Salofalk for ulcerative colitis; Fibridoner to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; Toliscrin for severe acute or resistant chronic infections; and Tobradosa Haler for chronic lung infections. Additionally, it finances other life science companies; and invests in life sciences venture capital funds. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

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