SYDNEY, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Australasian camping and
outdoor-gear retailer Kathmandu plans to raise A$330-A$380
million ($303-$349 million) in an initial public offering, two
sources with direct knowledge of the sale said on Monday.
The shares will be sold in A$1.65-A$1.90 per share, with
some 200 million shares on offer, the sources told Reuters.
Kathmandu, owned by Goldman Sachs JBWere and
Quadrant Private Equity, has 84 stores in Australia, New
Zealand and the UK. It will be the second retailer to be sold
this year into a stock-market flotation by private-equity
owners. (Reporting by Denny Thomas; Editing by Mark Bendeich)
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