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MapLight Therapeutics Prices $17 IPO, Targets Nasdaq Listing as 'MPLT'

The deal aims to raise about $258.9 million, including a Goldman Sachs–affiliated private placement, to fund mid‑stage CNS trials.

Overview

  • The company is offering 14,750,000 shares at $17 each and granted underwriters a 30‑day option for up to 2,212,500 additional shares.
  • A concurrent private placement of 476,707 shares to affiliates of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is set at the IPO price and is contingent on the IPO closing.
  • Shares were expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Market on October 27 under the ticker MPLT, with the offering scheduled to close October 28 subject to customary conditions.
  • Gross proceeds from the IPO and the private placement are expected to total approximately $258.9 million before underwriting discounts, commissions and expenses.
  • MapLight is a clinical‑stage biotech focused on CNS disorders, with lead candidate ML‑007C‑MA in Phase 2 trials for schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease psychosis, and the offering is led by Morgan Stanley, Jefferies, Leerink Partners and Stifel.