Klarna秘密申请美国IPO

Klarna Group Plc, the Swedish company that offers "Buy Now, Pay Later" financing, confidentially submitted a draft registration statement for a proposed initial public offering to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the company said.

The IPO is expected to launch after the SEC completes the review process, subject to market and other conditions.

As usual, at this stage, the number of shares to be offered and estimated price range hasn't yet been determined.

Early this year, CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski had said the company would prepare for an IPO, likely in the U.S., once the market improved.

Bloomberg reported that Klarna's implied valuation is about $14.6B after Chrysalis boosted the value of its investment in the company to £120.6M ($154M). The company's valuation had reportedly dropped to $6.7B in 2023 from about $46B.