First Data sets terms for $3.0 billion IPO

First Data, which provides electronic commerce and payment processing to financial institutions, announced terms for its IPO on Thursday.
The New York, NY-based company plans to raise $3.0 billion by offering 160 million shares at a price range of $18 to $20. At the midpoint of the proposed range, First Data would command a fully diluted market value of $17.0 billion.
First Data, which was founded in 1989 and booked $11.2 billion in sales for the 12 months ended June 30, 2015, plans to list on the NYSE under the symbol FDC. Citi, Morgan Stanley, BofA Merrill Lynch, KKR, Barclays, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC Corporation, Mizuho Securities, PNC Capital Markets, Suntrust Robinson Humphrey and Wells Fargo Securities are the joint bookrunners on the deal. It is expected to price during the week of October 12, 2015.

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