Levi Strauss planning IPO: Report
Levi Strauss & Co is planning an initial public offering valued upwards of $5 billion, reports CNBC. The 145-year old San Francisco-based clothing company has tapped Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan to manage the deal, planned for the first quarter of 2019. Levi’s entered the public market in 1971 and was taken private in 1984 by Strauss’s descendants, who currently control the company. The iconic brand has recently seen its revenue climb and has cut its debt load.