Ontario Teachers'-backed Athene Holding launches IPO on NYSE

Bermuda-based retirement services company Athene Holding Ltd has launched an initial public offering of its Class A common shares on the New York Stock Exchange. The shares are expected to be priced at between US$38 and US$42 apiece. At the upper end of its pricing range, the offering would raise US$997.5 million and value the company at about US$7.8 billion, Bloomberg reported. Athene, one of the largest fixed annuity companies in the United States, is backed by Apollo Global Management and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, among other investors.

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