Coty Raises $1 Billion In IPO Ranking Among Biggest In Consumer Goods
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Coty’s awaited initial public offering could potentially generate $1.15 billion with the sale of extra shares to underwriters, which would make it “the largest-ever U.S. IPO by a consumer-products company,” according to international law firm Duane Morris.
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