Valvoline IPO Prices at $22 a Share
September 22 2016 - 8:20PM
Dow Jones News
Valvoline Inc., an engine and automotive-maintenance business
being spun off from Ashland Inc., raised at least $660 million in
its initial public offering.
The IPO of 30 million shares priced at $22 each on Thursday,
within the expected range of $20 to $23 announced on Sept. 12.
Valvoline was one of the bigger names in a list of post-Labor
Day IPOs expected to provide a rebound after a slow start this
year.
As of late August, 2016 was on track to be the worst year for
IPOs since the financial crisis, with 63 companies listing on U.S.
exchanges and raising just $12.9 billion, according to
Dealogic.
Shares of cosmetics company E.l.f. Beauty Inc. surged 56% during
their first day of trading Thursday. On Wednesday, the company's
IPO of 8.3 million shares was priced at $17 a share, above the
estimated range of $14 to $16.
Ashland last year said it would separate Valvoline from
Ashland's businesses that make chemicals and compounds used in
products ranging from sunscreen and pharmaceuticals to fluids used
in shale drilling.
After the IPO is complete, Ashland will own 170 million
Valvoline shares. This represents an 85% stake, or 83% if the
overallotment option if fully exercised.
Write to Josh Beckerman at josh.beckerman@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
September 22, 2016 21:05 ET (01:05 GMT)
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