Palo Alto, Calif.
Went public 9/29/2000 at $16 per share
Filing Range: 5.5 mil. shares @ $14 to $16
Shares Outstanding: 25.1 mil. shares
Underwriters: SG Cowen Securities Corp./ING Barings/
UBS Warburg
Company Counsel: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Manager Counsel: Brobeck Phleger & Harrison LLP
Auditor: Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
The Company:
Develops and manufactures protein discovery and characterization products. Ciphergen Biosystems’ ProteinChip System enables protein discovery, characterization and assay development to provide researchers with a better understanding of biological functions at the protein level. Protein characterization is the determination of the detailed identity of a protein, including its sequence as predicted by the corresponding gene and any chemical modifications introduced after the protein is produced.
Venture Backers:
Atlas Venture
MDS Discovery Venture Management Inc.
EuclidSR Partners
Cheng Xin Technology Development Corp.
Financing Rounds:
Number of Round Amt.
Round # Round Date Stage Investors ($ thousands)
1 07/01/1994 2 Early Stage 1524.0
2 07/01/1996 3 Early Stage 6588.0
3 04/01/1997 3 Expansion 4442.0
4 10/01/1998 4 Later Stage 13753.0
5 03/01/2000 6 Expansion 29000.0
Financials:
(Data in $ millions)
Y/E
12/31/99
Total Revenues: $5.0
Net Income: -7.9