Thoma Bravo-Engineered Financial Operation of Instructure Got a Good Reception

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IBL News | New York

Thoma Bravo-controlled Instructure Holdings Inc. (NYSE: INST) returned to the secondary market yesterday after the company that owns Canvas LMS priced its initial public offering of 12.5 million shares at $20 apiece — meaning the company estimates it will raise $250 million, mostly intended to cut its debt of $778 million in the long term.

Executives of the company rang the opening bell at the NYSE today, as shown in the pictures and video below.

The registration statement was filed at the SEC on July 21, 2021. The offering is expected to close on July 26, 2021.

The stock closed at $20.69, after a gain of 4.90% on its first day of trading. The market capitalization was 2.95 billion.

It was a successful debut for Thoma Bravo, the investment equity company that took Instructure private last year in a deal valued at $2 billion. The Salt Lake City, Utah – based start-up first went public four years ago.

The finance company will own 88% of the stock after the offering, or 87% if the overallotment option is exercised in full. Instructure granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1.8 million shares at the IPO price.

During the first three months of 2021, Instructure had revenue of $94.0 million and a net loss of $33.1 million, according to the filing.

 

• IBL News, July 14, 2021: Instructure / Canvas LMS Details Its IPO: A Valuation of $2.9 Billion Expected