Aug 28 : Shares of French quantum-computing company Pasqal rose by as much as 73 per cent in their Nasdaq debut on Friday before paring gains to trade 40 per cent higher.Pasqal, one of Europe's most significant contenders in the race to build commercially useful quantum computers, began trading after merging

L’entreprise a annoncé en parallèle sa fusion avec la société d’investissement Bleichroeder et la levée de 360 millions de dollars de trésorerie.

Pasqal completed its business combination with Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. II and is expected to begin trading on Nasdaq.

Pasqal shares nearly doubled during the French quantum computing company’s first day of trading on Nasdaq.