Finance Watch: Happy Holidays For Flagship With A New $618m Fund
Executive Summary
Private Company Edition: Flagship ends 2017 with its biggest life science fund yet totaling $618m. Also, December sees a year-end surge in VC deals, including a $100m Series B round for Allakos.
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