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Allurion: first HealthTech IPO of 2023 via SPAC with Compute Health

Lloyd Price

Exec Summary: Allurion, a weight loss company that makes a swallowable gastric balloon, went public this week on August 2, 2023 through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) called Compute Health. The SPAC merger was announced in February 2023. Additionally, the company has been criticized for its high price tag.

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A booming digital health market, and an elusive trifecta

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Everything is up: deal volumes, deal sizes, M&A activity, IPOs, SPACs. Region Tag: Global Edition. Paddy Padmanabhan The markets are buzzing with the latest Rock Health report on funding for digital health in the first half of 2021. At nearly $15 billion, the funding surpasses the amount for the full year 2020.