** Shares in hGears HGEA.DE , a supplier of high-precision
gears and components for e-Bikes, rise 6% at open in Frankfurt
debut
** The company, which counts Bosch and Schaeffler SHA_p.DE
among its clients, priced its initial public offering at 26
euros per share, valuing it at 270 million euros ($330.32
million) urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN2N50J1
** hGears expects to invest the majority of IPO proceeds in
increasing its production capacity for e-bike and electric and
hybrid vehicle parts, as well as expanding its research and
development activities
** As at 0830 GMT the shares were up 2% at 26.5 euros
($1 = 0.8174 euros)
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