COLD storage real estate investment trust (Reit) Lineage said on Tuesday (Jul 16) it was targeting a valuation of up to US$19.16 billion in its initial public offering (IPO) in the United States.
The Reit, backed by private equity firm Bay Grove Capital, is aiming to raise up to US$3.85 billion by offering 47 million shares at a price range of US$70 to US$82 each.
After a global slowdown in 2022 and 2023 due to rising interest rates and geopolitical turmoil, the US IPO market is on a rebound this year as rising hopes of a soft-landing for the economy encourage companies to move ahead with their listings.
Lineage’s story began in late-2008 with the acquisition of a cold storage warehouse, Seafreeze, in Seattle.
Since then, it has grown to be the world’s largest temperature-controlled warehouse operator with 116 acquisitions globally.
The Novi, Michigan-based company has 482 warehouses spanning three billion cubic feet of capacity across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. It works with food and beverage companies for the storage, handling and movement of frozen and perishable food around the world.
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Lineage will list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “LINE”.
Sovereign wealth fund Norges Bank Investment Management has indicated an interest in purchasing up to US$900 million worth of shares sold in the offering.
The offering is being underwritten by a group of more than 20 Wall Street banks, including Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, BofA Securities, JPMorgan Securities and Wells Fargo Securities.
KKR Capital Markets is acting as the lead financial adviser for the offering. REUTERS
