Cvent Announces Closing of $135 Million Initial Public Offering
Cvent Announces Closing of $135 Million Initial Public Offering
McLean, Va – Cvent (NYSE: CVT), a leading cloud-based enterprise event management platform, announced that yesterday it closed its previously announced initial public offering of 5,600,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $21.00 per share. All of the common stock was offered by Cvent. The shares began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on August 9, 2013, under the ticker symbol "CVT." In connection with the initial public offering, the underwriters exercised in full their option to purchase an additional 840,000 shares of common stock from the company.
Cvent received gross proceeds of approximately $135 million from the offering, including the exercise of the overallotment option. The company intends to use the proceeds from this offering, net of underwriting discounts and commissions, for working capital and general corporate purposes, including further expansion of operations and product development.
The offering was made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the final prospectus related to the offering may be obtained, when available, from Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC at 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10014, Attn: Prospectus Department, or by calling (866) 718-1649, or by emailing prospectus@morganstanley.com, or from Goldman, Sachs & Co., Attn: Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282, telephone: 866-471-2526, facsimile: 212-902-9316, e-mail: prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com.
About Cvent
Cvent is a leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider with 4,800+ employees and ~22,000 customers worldwide as of December 31, 2023. Founded in 1999, the company delivers a comprehensive event marketing and management platform and offers a global marketplace where event professionals collaborate with venues to create engaging, impactful experiences. Cvent is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C., and has additional offices around the world to support its growing global customer base. The comprehensive Cvent event marketing and management platform offers software solutions to event organizers and marketers for online event registration, venue selection, event marketing and management, virtual and onsite solutions, and attendee engagement. Cvent’s suite of products automate and simplify the event management lifecycle and maximize the impact of in-person, virtual, and hybrid events. Hotels and venues use Cvent’s supplier and venue solutions to win more group and corporate travel business through Cvent’s sourcing platforms. Cvent solutions optimize the event management value chain and have enabled clients around the world to manage millions of meetings and events. For more information, please visit Cvent.com.
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