Roots wraps up $200 mln IPO, Searchlight reduces stake

Canadian apparel and lifestyle brand Roots Corp has wrapped up its initial public offering and will commence trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "ROOT". The IPO raised more than $200 million in proceeds, most of which will go to selling shareholders, including U.S. private equity firm Searchlight Capital Partners, which acquired Roots in 2015. Exercise of the IPO's greenshoe option may increase the amount raised to as much as $230 million. As a result, Searchlight will reduce its ownership of the company to 47.7 percent of issued and outstanding shares, or 42.9 percent if the greenshoe option is exercised, according to the prospectus.

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