Cloud and AI connectivity platform Astera Labs has launched its initial public offering (IPO) of more than 17 million shares of its common stock.
It hopes to raise around $500m towards AI products and research.
Astera Labs expected the initial IPO price to be around $27–$30 per share. Trading is expected to begin on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ALAB ticker.
Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan are currently joint bookrunners.
However, according to Astera Labs, Barclays, Deutsche Bank Securities, Evercore ISI and Jefferies are also acting as bookrunners.
Co-managers will include Needham & Company, Stifel, Roth Capital Partners and more.
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By GlobalDataAstera Labs builds semiconductor-based solutions for connectivity in cloud computing and AI infrastructure.
Past investors of Astera Labs include Intel, Valor Equity Partners and Fidelity.
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More than 50% of respondents answered that they believed AI would live up to all its hype and promises. A further 57% of respondents also answered that AI was already disrupting their industries.
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