Shares of First Hawaiian Inc., a bank holding company, opened at $24.20 Thursday, 5.2% above the company’s issue price in its market debut on the Nasdaq. First Hawaiian sold 12.1 million shares at $23 per share to raise about $485 million. The company itself will not receive any proceeds from the sale. The offering is being underwritten by Barclays, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Securities and J.P. Morgan.
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