Private equity owners will take HD Supply public, nearly six years after buying the industrial distribution company out of Home Depot Inc.
Private equity owners will take HD Supply public, nearly six years after buying the industrial distribution company out of Home Depot Inc. for $8.5 billion, according to a report from Yahoo! News.
Bain Capital, Carlyle Group and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, the buyout firms who jointly led the deal in 2007, plan to interview investment banks to select underwriters for the proposed initial public offering (IPO). Representatives for Bain and CD&R declined to comment. Carlyle and HD Supply did not immediately respond to requests for comment.