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# Bumble prices IPO at $43 a share, raising $2.2 billion

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Dating-app maker Bumble Inc. priced its initial public offering at $43 share late Wednesday, well above its expected range.

Bumble said it will offer 50 million shares, raising about $2.2 billion. Just a day before, the company had planned on offering 45 million shares at $37-$39 each, figures which themselves were significantly higher than originally announced.

Read more: Bumble heads for IPO with focus on driving healthy relationships beyond dating

Trading is expected to begin Thursday on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “BMBL.” There are 23 banks underwriting the deal, led by Goldman Sachs and Citigroup.

Mike Murphy

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