The lender said on Friday that it had raised 400 million pounds, or about $569 million, in a private sale of securities before going public. Metro Bank sold shares to new and existing shareholders at £20 each, valuing the lender at about £1.6 billion. Shortly after its debut on Monday, the company’s shares rose 4 percent to £20.80 in conditional trading, after having gained as much as 9 percent. Metro Bank finished the day up 7.5 percent, at £21.50.

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