IPO values Thule at $940 million

02/12/2014
Sweden-based backpack group Thule has started trading on the Stockholm stock market at a share price that values the group at $940 million.

Its owner, private equity firm Nordic Capital, announced the intention to list the group in early November. It is selling about a quarter of the shares.

Thule is known for making roof racks and other carriers, was established in 1942 and has more than 3,000 employees.