Battery maker’s IPO raises $437.5m

October 01, 2009|Associated Press

WATERTOWN - A123 Systems Inc., which makes lithium-ion batteries, has closed its initial public offering of 32.4 million shares and raised $437.5 million, the company said yesterday.

A123 sold the shares at $13.50 each, including 31.7 million shares that were sold by the company and 680,501 shares sold by shareholders.

Morgan Stanley & Co. and Goldman, Sachs & Co. were the joint book-running managers for the offering.

BofA Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Lazard Capital Markets LLC, and Pacific Crest Securities were the comanagers.

The shares had jumped $1.52, or 7.7 percent, to $21.32 at the close of trading.

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