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Japanese Messaging App Line Raises Over $1.1 Billion in IPO

Japanese Messaging App Line Raises Over $1.1 Billion in IPO

By Associated Press | Updated: 21 July 2016 18:20 IST

Japanese messaging app Line's initial public offering has raised more than $1.1 billion despite a lukewarm IPO market.

Shares priced at 3,300 yen each, or $32.84 per US-traded share, Monday, the top of the predicted range. That suggests strong demand. Renaissance Capital, an IPO research firm, says it's the biggest US IPO of the year.

The stock will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday and on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday.

Line is based in Tokyo and owned by Naver, South Korea's biggest Internet search engine. It's more popular in Japan than Facebook or Twitter, and has 218 million users.

People use it to send messages and search for music and jobs.

Line makes money from advertising and selling emoticons called "stamps" to use with messages.

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