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Chinese search engine Sogou files for a $600 million US IPO

October 13, 2017
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Sogou, China's third largest search engine, filed on Friday with the SEC to raise up to $600 million in an initial public offering.

The Beijing, China-based company was founded in 2005 and booked $711 million in sales for the 12 months ended June 30, 2017. It plans to list on the NYSE under the symbol SOGO. Sogou filed confidentially on August 14, 2017. J.P. Morgan, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs (Asia) and CICC are the joint bookrunners on the deal. No pricing terms were disclosed.