Cable operator Altice USA raises $1.9 bln in IPO: Reuters
Altice USA Inc, the cable operator that Netherlands-based Altice NV formed by acquiring Cablevision and Suddenlink Communications, said on Wednesday it had raised US$1.9 billion in an initial public offering, Reuters reported. Altice USA priced 63.9 million shares at US$30, making it this year's second largest U.S. IPO and giving the company a market capitalization of approximately US$22 billion. Altice USA's parent will hold 70.3 percent of Altice USA's shares and 98.3 percent of the voting rights. London-based private equity firm BC Partners and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, two pre-existing minority investors in Altice USA, will jointly own a minority stake in the company.
22 June 2017•2 mins read
