** Shares of Karat Packaging Inc KRT.O rally more than 16%
to open at $18.6 in its Nasdaq debut
** KRT's IPO was priced at $16 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nGNX1PN73Y
** Co offered 3.95 mln shares in IPO, raising about $63.2
mln
** KRT manufactures and distributes environment-friendly,
disposable foodservice products and related items
** Stifel, William Blair and Truist Securities were lead
bookrunning managers for the offering
(Reporting by Sohini Podder in Bengaluru)
((sohini.podder@thomsonreuters.com))