Italian tech-hunter Bending Spoons (BSP.US) is about to land on NASDAQ, pricing its IPO above the range.

Operating a group of acquired and optimized digital business portfolio, including the Italian technology acquisition force Bending Spoons, which includes AOL and Eventbrite. The company plans to raise $1.7 billion by issuing 58 million shares of stock on the US stock market (with 41% being secondary shares) at a price of $29, higher than the initial issuance range of $26 to $28. Headquartered in Italy, Bending Spoons focuses on acquiring cutting-edge digital businesses, implementing transformation and optimization to expand profits, and reinvesting funds in more acquisitions to continue the so-called compounding cycle. The company has completed over 50 acquisitions to date. In the first quarter of 2026, its main businesses include AOL, Brightcove, Eventbrite, Evernote, Harvest, komoot, Remini, StreamYard, Vimeo, and WeTransfer. As of March 2026, its global monthly active users in the portfolio services exceed 500 million, with over 9 million monthly paying customers. Since its establishment, the company has been striving to be at the forefront of related digital technology, including artificial intelligence technology. Over the years, the company has been using it to enhance its product portfolio, optimize marketing platforms, and AI monetization paths to improve user labor productivity. The company states that many proprietary technologies include artificial intelligence, especially the Spooners business team which includes hundreds of talented, proactive software engineers, data scientists, and AI-related research engineers. The technology acquisition company based in Milan, Italy plans to list on the NASDAQ market in the US under the stock symbol "BSP". Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Allen & Company, Wells Fargo Securities, Bank of America Securities, Jefferies, Evercore ISI, BNP Paribas, Nomura Securities, French Industrial Bank, French Credit Agricole CIB, Intesa Sanpaolo, UniCredit Capital Markets, and Banca Akros are acting as joint bookrunners for the transaction.