PE-owned Aramark debuts IPO

Aramark launched its IPO Thursday after pricing its offering of 36,250,000 shares of common stock at $20 per share. The stock is trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ARMK." Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan Securities, Credit Suisse Securities and Morgan Stanley are serving as lead underwriters. Headquartered in Philadelphia, Aramark is a provider of food services, facilities management, and uniform and career apparel to health care. It is owned by Warburg Pincus, Thomas H. Lee Partners, GS Capital Partners and CCMP/JPMorgan Partners.

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