Carsharing marketplace Getaround skids on debut
** Shares of digital carsharing marketplace Getaround
GETR.N slump ~65% to $3.04 in debut
** Co went public through merger with blank-check firm
InterPrivate II; values combined entity at about $1.2 bln
** Getaround, founded in 2009, runs a digital platform for
its customers to share vehicles in over 950 cities globally
** The listing comes at a time when SPAC market has soured
amid grim market conditions
** GETR hit a low of $2.62 during the day
(Reporting by Nivedita Balu in Bengaluru)
((Nivedita.Balu@thomsonreuters.com; Twitter: @niveditabalu;))
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