Exclusive - German startup Contentful explores options including U.S. IPO: sources


FILE PHOTO quotStock Exchangequot is seen over an entrance to the New York Stock Exchange NYSE on Wall St. in New York City U.S. March 29 2021.  REUTERSBrendan McDermidFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: "Stock Exchange" is seen over an entrance to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Wall St. in New York City, U.S., March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

(Reuters) - Contentful, a website platform whose customers include Spotify, WeWork and the British Museum, is exploring options including a U.S. initial public offering that could value it at close to $5 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

The Berlin-based company, which plans to go public by the end of 2021, is close to hiring financial advisers to inform on the best route to the stock market, which could also involve a merger with a so-called blank-check firm or special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC), the sources said.

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