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3 IPOs planned for the week of Oct 26

October 25, 2009

The following IPOs are expected to price this week:

Addus HomeCare, which provides home-based personal care, skilled nursing and rehabilitative therapies, plans to raise $60 million by offering 5,000,000 at a price range of $11.00 to $13.00. At the mid-point of the proposed range, Addus HomeCare will command a market value of $123.28 million. Addus HomeCare, which was founded in 1979, booked $252 million in sales over the last 12 months. The Palatine, IL-based company plans to list on the NASDAQ under the symbol ADUS. Robert Baird, Oppenheimer & Co. are the lead underwriters on the deal.

AEI, which operates power and natural gas infrastructure in Latin America, Europe and Asia, plans to raise $750 million by offering 50,000,000 at a price range of $14.00 to $16.00. At the mid-point of the proposed range, AEI will command a market value of $3,914.25 million. AEI, which was founded in 2003, booked $8,310 million in sales over the last 12 months. The George Town ,Cayman Islands-based company plans to list on the NYSE under the symbol AEI. Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, and Citi are the lead underwriters on the deal.

Vitamin Shoppe, a leading specialty retailer and direct marketer of vitamins, plans to raise $136 million by offering 9,096,077 at a price range of $14.00 to $16.00. At the mid-point of the proposed range, Vitamin Shoppe will command a market value of $415.01 million. Vitamin Shoppe, which was founded in 1977, booked $641 million in sales over the last 12 months. The North Bergen, NJ-based company plans to list on the NYSE under the symbol VSI. J.P. Morgan, BofA Merrill Lynch , and Barclays Capital are the lead underwriters on the deal.