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Avantor, Inc.

$900 Million 05/16/2019 Healthcare Services Complete
Lead Bankers: Shawn Fitz, Stuart Irby
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Transaction Details

  • On May 16, 2019, Avantor, Inc. (“Avantor” or the “Company”) announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 207,000,000 shares of its common stock at an offering price of $14.00 per share
  • Concurrently with the IPO, Avantor also announced a public offering of 18,000,000 shares of its 6.25% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock at an offering price of $50.00 per share
  • The Company also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 31,050,000 shares of AVTR common stock, and up to an additional 2,700,000 shares of Avantor’s Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
  • Avantor's common stock and Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will each be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols “AVTR” and “AVTR PRA,” respectively
  • Avantor intends to use approximately $2,631 million of net proceeds from the two offerings to redeem all outstanding shares of Existing Senior Preferred Stock
  • The Company intends to use remaining proceeds to repay outstanding indebtedness
  • Stephens Inc. served as Co-Manager on both offerings

About the company

Avantor is a global manufacturer and distributor of high-quality products, services and solutions to professionals in the life sciences and advanced technology industries. As our channel brand, VWR offers an integrated, seamless purchasing experience that is optimized for the way our customers do business. Operating from over 30 countries worldwide, the company seeks to enable customer success in the biopharmaceutical, pharmaceutical, medical device, diagnostics, healthcare, educational, industrial, aerospace & defense, and semiconductor industries.

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