VC-backed C4 Therapeutics goes public

C4 Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company, has raised $182.4 million for its IPO after pricing its 9.6 million shares at $19 per share. The stock began trading October 2, 2020 on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol “CCCC.” Jefferies, Evercore ISI, BMO Capital Markets and UBS Investment Bank are the underwriters. C4T’s pre-IPO backers included Cobro Ventures, Perceptive Advisors, Adage Capital Management, Axil Capital, Bain Capital Life Sciences, Commodore Capital, 3E Bioventures Capital and HBM Healthcare Investments.

PRESS RELEASE

WATERTOWN, Mass., Oct. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — C4 Therapeutics, Inc. (C4T) (Nasdaq: CCCC), a biopharmaceutical company pioneering a new class of small-molecule drugs that selectively destroy disease-causing proteins through degradation, today announced the pricing of its upsized initial public offering of 9.6 million shares of common stock at a public offering price of $19 per share, before underwriting discounts and commissions, for gross proceeds of $182.4 million. All shares of common stock are being offered by C4T. The shares are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Market on October 2, 2020, under the symbol “CCCC.” The offering is expected to close on October 6, 2020, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Additionally, C4T has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1.44 million shares of common stock at the initial public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.

Jefferies, Evercore ISI, BMO Capital Markets and UBS Investment Bank are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering.

A registration statement relating to these securities became effective on October 1, 2020. The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus, copies of which may be obtained from Jefferies LLC, Attention: Equity Syndicate Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10022, or by telephone at (877) 821 7388, or by email at prospectus_department@Jefferies.com; or from Evercore Group L.L.C., Attention: Equity Capital Markets, 55 East 52nd Street, 36th Floor, New York, NY 10055, or by telephone at (888) 474 0200, or by email at ecm.prospectus@evercore.com; or from BMO Capital Markets Corp. at 3 Times Square, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10036, Attention: Equity Syndicate Department, or by telephone at (800) 414-3627, or by email to bmoprospectus@bmo.com; or from UBS Securities LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019, or by telephone at (888) 827-7275, or by e-mail at ol-prospectusrequest@ubs.com.

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 any such state or jurisdiction.

About C4 Therapeutics
C4 Therapeutics, Inc. (C4T) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on harnessing the body’s natural regulation of protein levels to develop novel therapeutic candidates to target and destroy disease-causing proteins for the treatment of cancer, neurodegenerative conditions and other diseases.