Lyft sets terms of IPO to raise up to $2.1 billion

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Lyft Inc. set terms of its initial public offering, confirming the ride-hailing service is looking to raise up to $2.09 billion. The company said it offering 30.77 million Class A shares to the public, at an expected price of $62 to $68 a share. After the IPO, Lyft will have 271.37 Class A shares outstanding and 12.78 million Class B shares, holders of which will have 20 votes and can convert them into one Class A share, which was one vote. The Wall Street Journal originally reported the terms of the IPO late Sunday, which pegs Lyft's valuation at between $21 billion to $23 billion. The Class A shares have been approved to list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol "LYFT." The lead underwriters are J.P. Morgan, Credit Suisse and Jefferies. In 2018, Lyft recorded a net loss of $911.3 million, or $43.04 a share, after a loss of $688.3 million, or $35.53 a share, in 2017. Revenue more than doubled to $2.16 billion from $1.06 billion. Lyft is going public at a time that the Renaissance IPO ETF has run up 28% over the past three months and the S&P 500 has gained 11%.