Bankers try to keep IPO party going amid coronavirus market jitters

Some of the best seats at the Boston TD Garden arena's Tuesday night basketball game between the Celtics and the Brooklyn Nets were reserved for guests of H.C. Wainwright, a boutique investment bank specializing on initial public offerings of biotechnology firms. The guests were biotechnology industry executives and consultants. The message from their hosts was clear: the coronavirus outbreak should not prevent you from going out and enjoying yourselves - or taking your compa