Lender Affirm Prices IPO Above Range to Raise $1.2 billion
Bloomberg 1/13/2021 Crystal Tse and Katie Roof
(Bloomberg) Affirm Holdings Inc., which provides installment loans to online shoppers, priced its U.S. initial public offering above its marketed range to raise $1.2 billion.
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In the first major U.S. technology listing this year, Affirm sold 24.6 million shares for $49 each, according to a statement on Wednesday, confirming an earlier Bloomberg News report. The San Francisco-based company had marketed the shares for $41 to $44 apiece, a range that it had raised Monday from $33 to $38.
The IPO gives Affirm a market value of $11.9 billion based on the outstanding shares listed in its filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company’s fully diluted valuation, including options and restricted stock units, is about $15 billion.
[NEW YORK] Affirm Holdings, which provides installment loans to online shoppers, priced its US initial public offering (IPO) above its marketed range to raise US$1.2 billion. Read more at The Business Times.
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Affirm late Tuesday priced an offering of 24.6 million Class A shares at $49 each, above the recently increased target range of $41 to $44 a share. The original range was $33 to $38.
The IPO price values the consumer lender above $15 billion, once accounting for all outstanding shares and stock options.
The offering is led by Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and Allen & Co. Affirm will trade on Nasdaq under the symbol AFRM. Shares are set to begin trading Wednesday.
Affirm had revenue for the June 2020 fiscal year of $509.5 million, up 93% from a year ago, while losing $112.6 million. For the September quarter, revenue was $174 million, up about 98% from the comparable year-earlier period, with a loss of $15.3 million.
Lender Affirm Prices IPO Above Range to Raise $1.2 billion
Bloomberg 1/13/2021 Crystal Tse and Katie Roof
(Bloomberg) Affirm Holdings Inc., which provides installment loans to online shoppers, priced its U.S. initial public offering above its marketed range to raise $1.2 billion.
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In the first major U.S. technology listing this year, Affirm sold 24.6 million shares for $49 each, according to a statement on Wednesday, confirming an earlier Bloomberg News report. The San Francisco-based company had marketed the shares for $41 to $44 apiece, a range that it had raised Monday from $33 to $38.
The IPO gives Affirm a market value of $11.9 billion based on the outstanding shares listed in its filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company’s fully diluted valuation, including options and restricted stock units, is about $15 billion.
Affirm Holdings Inc., which provides installment loans to online shoppers, increased the price range for its initial public offering, seeking to raise as much as $1.1 billion when it goes public this week.