Shares of real estate company Paramount rise in debut
Nov 19 (Reuters) - Shares (Frankfurt: DI6.F - news) of Paramount Group Inc rose as much as 5.7 percent in market debut, valuing the owner of San Francisco's landmark One Market Plaza building and Washington DC's Liberty Place at $4.51 billion.
The initial public offering raised $2.29 billion, making it the second-largest IPO of a REIT globally, after Hong Kong's Link REIT (HKSE: 0823-OL.HK - news) 's $2.79 billion public offering in 2006.
The company's shares were priced at $17.50 per each, the mid-point of the expected range.
The shares opened at $18.49 on the New York Stock Exchange and touched a high of $18.50.
BofA Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley (Xetra: 885836 - news) and Wells Fargo (Swiss: WFC.SW - news) Securities were among the underwriters to the IPO. (Reporting By Neha Dimri in Bangalore; Editing by Joyjeet Das)