Wilson Tennis Racket Maker Amer Sports Files for US IPO
- Owner of Salomon, Arc’teryx plans listing by early next year
- Anta-led group bought Amer Sports for $5.2 billion in 2019
A Wilson tennis racket.
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Amer Sports, the maker of Wilson tennis rackets and Salomon ski boots, has filed confidentially for a US initial public offering that could value the group at as much as $10 billion, people familiar with the matter said.
The company is working with Bank of America Corp., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Morgan Stanley on preparations for the share sale, said the people. Amer Sports plans to list by early next year, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing information that’s private.