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Carlyle's CommScope files for a $750 million IPO

August 2, 2013

CommScope, a global provider of connectivity and infrastructure solutions for wireless, business enterprise and residential broadband networks, filed on Friday with the SEC to raise up to $750 million in an initial public offering. The Hickory, NC-based company, which was founded in 1976 and booked $3.5 billion in sales for the 12 months ended June 20, 2013, plans to list under the symbol COMM but has yet to announce an exchange. J.P. Morgan, Deutsche Bank and BofA Merrill Lynch are the joint bookrunners on the deal. No pricing terms were disclosed.