Founded in 1991 by Robert “Bob” Kaufman and Gene Rosenberg in Manchester
Ropes & Latham Lead Bob’s Discount Furniture’s $331M IPO
Bob’s Discount Furniture sold 19.45 million shares at $17 apiece in its $331 million U.S. IPO, becoming publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol “BOBS.” Legal counsel from Ropes & Gray and Latham & Watkins guided the offering, which values the company at about $2.2 billion.
