Amundi, one of Europe's biggest asset managers, has its sights set on international growth, possible acquisitions and boosting its institutional and sovereign-wealth-fund client roster as it prepares for its initial public offering later this year.

Amundi lodged its IPO registration documents with France's financial regulator the Autorité des Marchés Financiers on October 7. Chief executive officer of the €954 billion firm, Yves Perrier, said: "The planned IPO signals the next phase of Amundi's growth."