Akerman is pleased to announce that it represented Maison Solutions Inc. (NasdaqCM: MSS), a fast-growing specialty grocery retailer offering traditional Asian food and merchandise, in an initial public offering of 2,500,000 shares of Class A common stock. The IPO provided gross proceeds to Maison of $10 million and will primarily be used by the company for new store acquisitions and expansion across the U.S.

“This IPO is the culmination of a yearlong journey where, alongside Maison’s management team, we tackled a number of regulatory obstacles,” said Mark Y. Liu of Akerman’s Capital Markets group. “We are pleased to achieve this result for our client and look forward to being a part of their future growth.”

The Akerman team included Liu, Capital Markets Co-Chair Christina Russo, and Corporate Associates Josh Van Kirk and Amanda Rementeria.

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