Lyntris priced its downsized IPO at $17.50 per share for 17 million shares on August 18, well below the $19–$22 range, before shares opened at $15.50 on the NYSE on August 19 and declined another 11%, producing an immediate market capitalization near $1.78–1.89 billion. The defense technology firm, formed earlier this year via Trive Capital’s combination of Accelint and Vitesse with trailing twelve-month revenue of roughly $451 million, faced limited investor appetite that compressed valuation far below the original $2.53 billion target. Trader consensus at 99.5% for a sub-$2 billion close reflects this concrete post-IPO trading data. Only an extraordinary rebound in share price before final settlement could alter the outcome.