Hostelworld shares listed on London and Dublin exchanges

Price set at 185 pence for IPO

Hostelworld founder Ray Nolan. Pic: RollingNews.ie

Hostelworld, the online site for tourist accommodation founded by Malahide native Ray Nolan in 1999, has been valued at €245m after announcing its IPO on the London and Irish Stock Exchanges.

The shares were listed on both exchanges with a price of 185p per share.

The offer will see 71.4m shares listed and is expected to raise £125.4m (€173.7m) for the company.

Approximately 19.8pc of the issued share capital will be held by ...