Uber-rich: the wealthy people who will get even wealthier from IPO
by Rob Davies and Julia Carrie Wong in San Francisco from Technology | The Guardian on (#4EPRQ)
Ride-hailing app valued at $80bn, below its initial target - but it will still make billions for some early investors
Uber on Thursday priced its shares at $45 each on its Wall Street debut, valuing the company at a disappointing $82bn.
While its value could rise on the first day of trading, the figure is well below Uber's initial $100bn target as investors got the jitters about the lacklustre performance of the float staged by its rival Lyft in March.
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