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PicPay Raises $434 Million in Nasdaq Debut, First Brazilian IPO in Four Years

The deal signals renewed investor appetite for Brazilian issuers on U.S. exchanges.

Overview

  • The digital bank priced 22.86 million shares at $19 per share and began trading under the ticker PICS.
  • The offering valued the company at about $2.6 billion, with a 30-day overallotment that could lift proceeds to roughly $500 million.
  • Bicycle Capital committed $75 million to the IPO, and Citigroup, Bank of America and Royal Bank of Canada led the deal.
  • Brothers Wesley and Joesley Batista retain more than 90% of PicPay’s voting power through J&F Investimentos.
  • The listing breaks a four-year drought for Brazilian IPOs and could encourage more U.S. debuts, with Agibank filing in New York as high local rates near 15% sap domestic equity demand.