AOL Owner Bending Spoons Jumps 6.9% in Nasdaq Debut After $1.68 Billion IPO
- Italian tech company Bending Spoons, which owns AOL and Vimeo, raised over $1 billion in its IPO at roughly an $18 billion valuation, pricing above its marketed range at $29/share (WSJ, Bloomberg).
- Shares, trading under the ticker 'BSP' on Nasdaq, jumped 6.9% in their first session, marking one of the year's most-watched tech listings.
- The deal marks a milestone for European tech IPOs and a fresh chapter for the once-dominant AOL brand under new ownership.