Ardagh planning for US IPO in mid-2015 following previously unrealized IPO endeavors
Aimee Bellah
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May 30, 2014
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Luxembourg-based glass bottle producer Ardagh Group SA has resurrected plans to complete an initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S., this time in mid-2015, following previously unrealized IPO endeavors,
Reuters reported on May 28.
The company originally planned to complete an IPO in the third quarter of 2011, but ultimately postponed it. A year later, when it had purchased U.S.-based Anchor Glass Container Corp. for US$880M, the company reaffirmed its interest in a US float.
On the heels of its most recent acquisition in April of glass manufacturer Verallia North America from Saint-Gobain SA, the company has placed itself in a similar position for an IPO,
Reuters noted.
Back in March of this year, the company said it had been considering a US$500M pre-IPO convertible bond issuance that would have been privately placed, aiming to list the bonds as equity rather than debt.
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