AOL, Vimeo parent Bending Spoons files for US IPO

Bending Spoons, an Italian tech firm focused on acquiring and revamping digital businesses, filed for a US initial public offering on Monday, as a busy summer IPO window takes shape.

A listing of the company, which bought storied internet brand AOL and ticketing marketplace Eventbrite this year, could value it at around $20 billion, Reuters had reported in April.

“We see a vast ‌opportunity ahead. We’ve ⁠identified ⁠more than 1,000 digital businesses (both private and public) that could be attractive acquisition targets in the future,” Bending ​Spoons CEO Luca Ferrari wrote in a letter attached to the IPO prospectus.