Permira plans March IPO for Premiere

Permira, the European private equity house, is to float Premiere, the German pay-television operator, two years after backing a management buyout.

Premiere said it hoped to float in March in a deal led by Credit Suisse First Boston, HVB Group and Morgan Stanley. Lazard is advising both Permira and Premiere.

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