Latham & Watkins Advises on Via Transportation, Inc.’s IPO
Via Transportation, Inc. (Via), a leading provider of technology to power public transit networks, has announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 10,714,285 shares of its Class A common stock at a public offering price of US$46 per share. Via is offering 7,142,857 shares of Class A common stock and the selling stockholders are offering 3,571,428 shares of Class A common stock. In addition, Via has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,607,142 shares of Class A common stock at the initial public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The shares of Class A common stock are expected to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on September 12, 2025, under the ticker symbol “VIA.” The closing of the offering is expected to occur on September 15, 2025, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
Latham & Watkins LLP represents the underwriters in the offering with a Capital Markets team led by partners Marc Jaffe, Nathan Ajiashvili, and Alison Haggerty, with associates Zoey Wu, Jie Lin Nai, and Skye Lee. Advice was also provided on tax matters by partner Jocelyn Noll, with associate Farrah Yan; on benefits matters by partner Bradd Williamson, with associates Alisa Hand and Tessa Young; on data privacy and cybersecurity matters by partner Jennifer Archie, with associate Gabriela Aroca Montaner; on FCPA matters by partner Daniel Dominguez; on IP matters by counsel Carrie Girgenti, with associate Ece Gonulal; on compliance matters by partner Charles Claypoole and counsel Ruchi Gill, with associates Katherine Ryan and Amaryllis Bernitsa; and on government contracts matters by partners Kyle Jefcoat and Dean Baxtresser, with associate Blake Page.