- Earlier in September, Bloomberg reported payment procession gorilla First Data (FDATA) would aim to raise at least $2.5B in an IPO coming as soon as this month. The WSJ today says the number is $3B and a filing with details could come today, with trading maybe starting by mid-October.
- The IPO is expected to value the company at between $20B and $25B, says the Journal, maybe beginning to offer a positive ROI for KKR which bought the company at the peak of buyout boom for nearly $30B. KKR at one point marked down the value of its investment to as low as $0.60 on the dollar.
- Previously: Bloomberg: First Data IPO could come this month (Sept. 9)