Klarna, Backers Raise $1.37 Billion in Oversubscribed IPO

The pricing gives Klarna a market value of about $15.1 billion, based on the outstanding shares.

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Klarna Group Plc and some of its shareholders raised $1.37 billion in an initial public offering priced above a marketed range, kicking off what is likely to be one of the best weeks of the year for US listings.

The financial technology company and some of its backers sold 34.3 million shares for $40 per share, according to a statementBloomberg Terminal Tuesday confirming an earlier report by Bloomberg News.