Line, the biggest tech IPO of the year, struggles to show its growth plan can work

Line, the biggest tech IPO of the year, struggles to show its growth plan can work

In delaying its IPO by two years, Japanese messaging app company Line Corp bought time to correct weak financial reporting controls, work on its business plan, bolster staffing – and left billions of dollars on the table as its valuation shrivelled.

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