Bain-backed Kestra Medical set to open 95% above offer price after upsized $202 mln IPO

Kestra Medical Technologies

06/03/2025 15:24

** Shares of medical device maker Kestra Medical Technologies KMTS.O set to open 95% above offer price in Nasdaq debut

** Stock indicated to open at $33.15 vs $17 IPO price

** KMTS, backed by buyout firm Bain Capital, sold ~11.9 mln shares in its upsized offering - 19% more than initially offered, and above its marketed range of $14 and $16 apiece to raise $202 mln

** Listing marks first notable March IPO and the third medical device maker flotation in New York since October

** KMTS competes in the wearable cardioverter defibrillator market that has been dominated by Zoll Medical

** BofA Securities, Goldman Sachs and Piper Sandler were the lead bookrunners for the offering

 (Reporting by Arasu Kannagi Basil in Bengaluru)

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