** MNTN, an advertising platform for internet-connected TVs which has Ryan Reynolds as its chief creative officer, set to open up to 25% above offer price in their New York Stock Exchange debut on Thursday
** Stock recently indicated to open between $18-$20 vs $16 IPO price
** MNTN and some existing investors sold 11.7 million shares at the top end of the marketed range of $14 to $16 to raise $187.2 million
** Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and Evercore ISI were the lead book-running managers for the offering
** Asset management giant BlackRock BLK.N had indicated on buying up to $30 million worth of MNTN stock in the offering
(Reporting by Arasu Kannagi Basil in Bengaluru)
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