TruScreen's $2M bookbuild extended as CEO hits road to meet investors

Wed, 03 Jul 2019

By Rebecca Howard July 4 (BusinessDesk) - Potential investors in TruScreen want to see chief executive Martin Dillon in person before backing a $2 million capital raising. On Tuesday, the cervical cancer test maker's shares were placed on a trading halt that was due to be lifted today. However, that halt has now been extended until Monday. Dillon says the process is taking longer than initially expected. The bookbuild, being carried out in Auckland, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth, has been extended because of the "geographic diversity and...

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