Varsity Brands, a U.S. apparel company owned by Bain Capital and parent to BSN Sports and Varsity Spirit, is exploring a sale or initial public offering (IPO) that could value the company at more than $6 billion, including debt, sources told Reuters.
Bain Capital, which reportedly acquired Varsity Brands in 2018 for around $2.5 billion, has been interviewing investment banks that could help the private equity firm devise a plan to cash out on its majority stake in Varsity Brands, the sources said.
The sources added that Varsity Brands generates more than $400 million in 12-month earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.
The exploration comes as Varsity Brands announced in early October that it had sold its Herff Jones Graduation Business to Atlas Holdings.
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