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Echo IQ placement ‘oversubscribed’; Ord Minnett on ticket
Echo IQ, an $84 million market-capped stock focused on artificial intelligence and data science to improve detection of structural heart disease, is seeking up to $6 million in new capital to fund its commercialisation efforts.
Lead manager Ord Minnett launched the deal this week through an institutional placement of about 40 million new shares. Bids were due at market close on Thursday, and it is understood demand exceeded $10 million.
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