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  "id": 7308154,
  "title": "CVC-backed Bamboo Insurance targets $3.13 billion valuation in US IPO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/cvc-backed-bamboo-insurance-targets-3-13-billion-valuation-in-us-ipo",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-14T11:48:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/cvcbacked-bamboo-insurance-targets-313-billion-valuation-in-us-ipo-4899358"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "CVC-backed Bamboo Insurance Services aims to raise up to $700 million through its U.S. IPO, seeking a valuation of $3.13 billion, as per a filing made on Monday. The Midvale, Utah-based firm is offering 35 million shares priced between $18 and $20 each.\n\nAlthough the initial public offering season has been slower this year due to volatility from rising oil prices and inflation, the insurance sector pipeline remains robust. Despite softening industry pricing and a more selective investor environment, the firm is making strides in the residential property market.\n\nFounded in 2018 by industry veteran John Chu, Bamboo focuses on homeowners' insurance and related products, operating as a managing general underwriter (MGU). This means the company underwrites and distributes policies on behalf of insurance carriers, bearing the claims risk. Growth has been driven by dislocations in California's insurance market, where recurring wildfires led to several insurers reducing operations, allowing Bamboo to secure approximately 4% of the state's homeowners insurance market as of last year.\n\nWhite Mountains Insurance, which held a majority stake in the firm, recently sold it to European private equity firm CVC for $1.75 billion in 2021. Bamboo plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BMB. Major underwriters for the offering include J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank Securities, Evercore ISI, and Wells Fargo Securities.",
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    "Bamboo Insurance targets $3.13B valuation in U.S. IPO",
    "CVC-backed firm aims to raise $700M through offering",
    "Company underwrites homeowners insurance in California market"
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Finance",
        "title": "Electra Therapeutics targets $977.6 million valuation in US IPO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/electra-therapeutics-targets-977-6-million-valuation-in-us-ipo",
        "published": "2026-09-14T11:00:28.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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