Amer Sports prices IPO below range at US$13 per share: source

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FILE PHOTO: A shop assistant holds a shoe at a Salomon store in Beijing, China August 10, 2018. Picture taken August 10, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo

FILE PHOTO: A shop assistant holds a shoe at a Salomon store in Beijing, China August 10, 2018. Picture taken August 10, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo

NEW YORK - Amer Sports, owner of the Arc'teryx, Salomon, and Wilson sports brands, priced its initial public offering (IPO) at $13 per share on Wednesday, below its indicated range of $16 to $18, a person familiar with the matter said.

The Helsinki-based company, which is majority-owned by Chinese firms, will sell more than the 100 million shares it had earmarked for the IPO, the source said. The exact number of shares sold could not be learned.

Amer Sports did not immediately respond to a request for comment. REUTERS

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