Kakao Mobility files for $1b US IPO as TPG seeks exit
- Source
- The Korea Herald - Business
- Source link
- https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10846948
- Published
- 2026-08-20 14:54:47
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-21 08:34:50
- Category
- Procurement & Supply Chain News
- Geography
- South Korea
- Organisations
- —
- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
Kakao Mobility has moved closer to a potential US stock market debut after reportedly filing confidential IPO documents with US regulators, in a listing expected to raise about $1 billion and provide an exit for its second-largest shareholder, TPG. Citing a report by capital markets publication IFR, IPO market data provider IPOX said Thursday that Kakao Mobility submitted a draft registration statement to the US Securities and Exchange Commission in June. Bank of America, Morgan Stanley and UBS
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