
Missouri-based bank Central Bancompany CBC.O set to begin trading on the Nasdaq on Thursday
CBC sold 17.8 million shares at the low end of the marketed range of $21 and $24 apiece, raising $373.3 million
Stock will be released for quotation at 10:10 a.m. ET, according to Nasdaq
CBC, previously listed on the OTC, has $19.2 billion in assets and operates mainly in Missouri
Morgan Stanley and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods were joint lead book-running managers for offering
CBC closes out the November window for the IPO market as the holiday slowdown approaches
"It is unlikely a company will want to start its roadshow before Thanksgiving, so it's more likely they will start next week, which would still allow pricing and closing before Christmas," said Edward Best, co-chair of the capital markets practice at Willkie Farr & Gallagher