ForeScout Technologies prices IoT security IPO at $22
As of last year, ForeScout was said to possess a $1 billion valuation. The IPO values ForeScout at just above $800 million.
This is what’s become known as a “down round IPO.” Some investors had built-in protections and it looks like Wellington will be granted additional shares to make up for an IPO priced at a lower price than where it invested.
“While earlier investors like Accel, Amadeus, and Meritech will be big winners upon IPO, Wellington won’t make a killing,” said Atish Davda, CEO at EquityZen. Davda is a shareholder through secondary transactions. He also called ForeScout a “dinosaur” for going public at 17 years old.
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