Skip to main content
The Markets by Proactive
Go to Proactive UK
Proactive UK has moved. Proactive’s coverage of London’s small caps continues on proactiveinvestors.com Go there →
Advertisement
The Markets
by Proactive
Proactive UK has moved.
Coverage of London’s small caps continues on proactiveinvestors.com
Go to Proactive UK
The Markets
by Proactive
Proactive UK has moved.
Small-cap coverage continues on .com
Go to Proactive UK
Advertisement
The Markets
by Proactive
Proactive UK has moved.
Small-cap coverage continues on .com
Go to Proactive UK

Investments and investor services

IPO Roundup: 'Starbucks of China' Luckin Coffee, cloud company Fastly debut with high-flying IPOs

The two companies each priced at the top of their ranges and opened even higher

Luckin Coffee Inc (NASDAQ:LK), the rapidly-growing Chinese coffee chain priced at $17 Friday and hasn’t looked back. The company, which lets customers order via an app and get coffee delivered to their desks, is the second-largest coffee chain in China behind Starbucks Corp (NASDAQ:SBUX). It opened 2,400 stores in just 18 months, according to the Wall Street Journal, giving it about two-thirds as many locations in China as Starbucks. The company issued 30 million shares, pricing at the high end of its range. .

Investors came back for a second cup, sending shares nearly 40% higher to $23.66.

READ: IPO Roundup: Avantor, Bricktown Brewery and Fastly among this week’s hot IPOs

Fastly Inc (NYSE:FSLY) shot out of the gate Friday after pricing at the high end of its range overnight. The cloud computing services provider offers content delivery, security, video streaming and other internet services to companies including The New York Times Co (NYSE:NYT). It issued 11.25 million shares at $16, and traders have taken the baton.

The stock rocketed 50% higher to $24.

Contact Andrew Kessel at andrew.kessel@proactiveinvestors.com

Follow him on Twitter @andrew_kessel

Advertisement
The Markets
by Proactive
Proactive UK has moved.
Small-cap coverage continues on .com
Go to Proactive UK