Making a big splash in what otherwise has been mostly a dull year for tech IPOs, Japanese messaging app Line raised $1.1 billion in its public market debut. The company priced its shares at $32.84, at ...

Alexander Martin is a former reporter in The Wall Street Journal's Tokyo bureau.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is representing Japanese messaging app Line Corp. on a planned initial public offering that could raise $900 million. Listing is planned for Tokyo and New York. Cleary ...