While the initial public offering (IPO) market remains mostly on hold this week following the U.S. presidential election, home-rental company Airbnb is expected to make its IPO filing this week, with its public debut expected in December. Airbnb is aiming to raise about $3 billion in its highly anticipated U.S. stock market listing, making it one of the largest of 2020.
Airbnb could achieve a valuation of more than $30 billion, although that high of a valuation is subject to market conditions when the company plans to debut. However, that is nearly twice what the $18 billion the company was valued at back in April, when Airbnb raised $2 billion in debt from investors to stay afloat. That high valuation marks how dramatic the company's recovery has been since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic as more travelers shifted to prefer private rentals over hotels.
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But the company is still not without its controversies. An Airbnb host has recently filed a proposed class action lawsuit against the company, alleging that Airbnb has violated its contract with hosts when the company offered full refunds to guests during the beginnings of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak back in March.
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