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Travelport IPO seeks to cut debt


NEW York-based travel service company Travelport launched a US$2 billion initial public offering yesterday to cut debt, in a sign that appetite for such large share sales may be picking up.

The deal, which values the company at US$3 billion, paves the way for an eventual exit of private equity house Blackstone, after it bought a majority stake in 2006.

Travelport, which does wholesale hotel bookings and other travel services, aims to sell US$1.78 billion of new shares to institutional investors in an IPO on the London Stock Exchange.

Separately, the Government of Singapore Investment Corp - Singapore's sovereign wealth fund - has agreed to buy US$225 million worth of new shares at the same time as the IPO, agreeing to a lock-up of 180 days.

GIC will then hold 7.19 percent in the group after the capital hike, Travelport said.


 

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