Carlyle’s BankUnited Is Said to Plan IPO, Hire Banks

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BankUnited is planning an initial public offering 15 months after the Florida lender collapsed and was acquired by investors including Carlyle Group and WL Ross & Co., according to people with knowledge of the matter.

The bank, which is also owned by Blackstone Group LP and Centerbridge Capital Partners, selected underwriters including Bank of America Corp., Deutsche Bank AG, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley, said the people, who declined to be identified because the information is private.