China's Weibo Corp said it expected its initial public offering (IPO) of
20 million American Depository Shares to be priced at $17-$19 each,
valuing the Twitter-like messaging service at about $1.66 billion.
The IPO is expected to raise about $380 million at the top end of the expected price range.
Weibo, owned by Sina Corp, is the latest Chinese internet giant to tap US markets, following on the heels of search service Baidu and its own corporate parent.
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, which owns a stake in Weibo, is expected to raise about $15 billion in New York this year, in the biggest internet IPO since Facebook's debut in 2012.
Sina, which holds about 78 per cent of Weibo, would see its stake drop to about 57 per cent after the offering.
Weibo intends to list its common stock on the Nasdaq under the symbol "WB."
The number of Chinese companies looking to list shares on the US exchanges have risen steadily since last year despite simmering concerns among investors about Chinese accounting standards.
The IPO is expected to raise about $380 million at the top end of the expected price range.
Weibo, owned by Sina Corp, is the latest Chinese internet giant to tap US markets, following on the heels of search service Baidu and its own corporate parent.
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, which owns a stake in Weibo, is expected to raise about $15 billion in New York this year, in the biggest internet IPO since Facebook's debut in 2012.
Sina, which holds about 78 per cent of Weibo, would see its stake drop to about 57 per cent after the offering.
Weibo intends to list its common stock on the Nasdaq under the symbol "WB."
The number of Chinese companies looking to list shares on the US exchanges have risen steadily since last year despite simmering concerns among investors about Chinese accounting standards.
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