** Shares of Amer Sports AS.N down 3.7% post-market to $36.50 after equity offering launch
** Finland-based sportswear firm to sell $750 mln of shares
** Co intends to use net offering proceeds to fund redemption of its 6.75% notes due 2031
** BofA and JP Morgan lead bookrunners
** Co has ~557.7 mln shares outstanding for about $21 bln market cap
** Stock edged up 0.2% to close at $37.89 on Mon, up 1.4% YTD. Shares hit record intraday high of $42.76 on Feb 20
** Avg rating of 22 analysts is "buy"; median PT $48, per LSEG data
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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