Intelsat sets tone for satellite IPOs.

Financial News, May, 2002

Byline: Kit Dawnay

A decision by Intelsat, the US satellite operator, to file for an initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission, could set the tone for a number of satellite IPOs. Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers are joint co-leads for the flotation on the New York Stock Exchange.

The banks hope to market the shares at a price between $21 to $28 each. The company plans to repay $200m ([euro]222m) in debt with the proceeds of the sale.

Intelsat's chief stakeholders, which include British Telecommunications, Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom, are expected to carry out a sell down of their stakes at the same time.

Intelsat's IPO is a response to the Open Market Reorganisation for the...

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