Vantiv, a payment processing spin out from US bank Fifth Third, has made 19.1% gains on the public markets since it floated on Thursday.
Vantiv shares were trading at $20.25 per share at yesterday’s close compared to their initial public offering price of $17 per share.
The company raised $500m on the New York Stock Exchange, under the symbol VNTV.
The flotation was advised by banks JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, UBS, Jefferies, Raymond James, William Blair and Wells Fargo, according to the company’s filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The company has a market capitalisation of $4.2bn, based on its closing price yesterday.
It was part of Fifth Third for 40 years, until a majority stake was sold to US-based buyout firm Advent International in 2009, valuing the company at $2.35bn. The company made three strategic acquisitions in 2010, buying NPC Group, certain assets of Town North Bank and certain assets of Springbok Services.
Fifth Third owned an 18.5% stake after the flotation, while Advent International owned around 70%.
Vantiv made $1.6bn in revenue in 2011, with profits of $36.2m.