Cepheid
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Maker of microfluidic systems for detection and analysis of nucleic acids raises $34.5 mil. in its initial public offering, the company announces July 13 (1"The Gray Sheet" July 3, p. 11). With exercise of 750,000 over-allotment shares by underwriters UBS Warburg, Prudential Vector Healthcare and Invemed Associates, the IPO included a total of 5.75 mil. shares at $6 each. Proceeds will be used for R&D and expansion of manufacturing. Cepheid shares trade on the Nasdaq exchange under the symbol "CPHD"