Medline Weighs $5 Billion US IPO Filing as Soon as October (1)

Medline is considering filing publicly for an IPO as soon as in late October, according to people familiar with the matter, in what could be the biggest US listing this year.

An initial public offering for the medical supplies maker, which counts Blackstone Inc., Carlyle Group Inc. and Hellman & Friedman as its backers, could raise about $5 billion, the people said. The Northfield, Illinois-based firm said in a statement in December that it had filed confidentially for a listing. A filing in October would set the company up to go public as soon as November.

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