GERMANY – BC Partners and Apollo plan EUR 300m IPO for Unitymedia

This will be the second time BC Partners and Apollo attempt a listing of Unitymedia. The two private equity firms, which holds stakes of 35% and 29% respectively, looked at opportunities for an IPO already last year, but the plans stalled.

Cologne-based Unitymedia was founded in 2005 and is a triple-play cable company: offering TV, internet and telephone services. In 2008, it reported sales of EUR 365.5m. The company currently employs 1,591.

Morgan Stanley and UBS have been appointed financial advisers.

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