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Dollarama Sets IPO Terms

Posted on: October 9, 2009 by PEHub AdministratorNo Comments »

(Reuters) – Canadian retailer Dollarama Inc (DOL.TO), backed by private equity firm Bain Capital, priced its initial public offering of 17.14 million shares at C$17.50 ($16.60) a share, on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

The offering, which is expected to generate proceeds of about C$300 million for the Montreal-based company, will be used to repay its outstanding debt, including its 8.875 percent senior subordinated notes due 2012, the term loan A facility and notes owed to certain shareholders.

The underwriters for the IPO, which include RBC Capital Markets, CIBC World Markets Inc, and Credit Suisse Securities (Canada) Inc, have scheduled the closing of the offering

Laundry Room Chronicles: Talking PE-Backed IPOs

Posted on: September 29, 2009 by Dan PrimackNo Comments »

Earlier today I took a left out of the home office, and sat down next to the washer/dryer for a Reuters video segment on PE-backed IPOs. Topics include Talecris Biotherapeutics (the hit Cerberus has been thirsting for?), Dollarama/Dollar General (countercyclical indicators?) and Peak Sports (the Sequoia Capital IPO no one in the Valley is talking about):

Bain-Backed Dollarama Files for IPO

Posted on: September 11, 2009 by PEHub AdministratorNo Comments »

(Reuters) – Canadian retailer Dollarama Inc filed a preliminary prospectus with the country’s securities regulatory authorities for an initial public offering. Dollarama, which operates 585 stores, said late on Thursday the offering is being made through a syndicate of underwriters led by RBC Dominion Securities Inc, CIBC World Markets Inc and Credit Suisse Securities (Canada) [...]