SoftBank-backed Coupang set to soar in market debut
By Chibuike Oguh, Joshua Franklin and Joyce Lee
Reuters
(Reuters) - Shares of Coupang, South Korea's largest e-commerce company, were set to open up to 43% above their offer price on Thursday, after the company raised $4.6 billion in the biggest U.S. initial public offering this year.
At 10:13 a.m. ET, the stock was set to open at a range between $45 and $50, giving the company a valuation of around $86 billion at the top end of the range.
Coupang said in a statement that it had priced 130 million shares sold in the IPO at $35 per share, higher than the marketing range $32-$34 per share, giving Seoul-headquartered e-commerce giant, which is backed by Japan's SoftBank Group Corp, a market value of $60 billion.