Credit reporting agency TransUnion hopes to raise $325 million through an initial public offering, the company said in Securities and Exchange Commission filings Tuesday. The Chicago-based company, which is owned by the Pritzker family and private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners, plans to use proceeds to reduce debt. For the first quarter, TransUnion reported a loss of $25.5 million, or 85 cents per share, on revenue of $245.9 million, down substantially from earnings of $20.8 million, or 33 cents per share, a year earlier. “We have a substantial amount of indebtedness,” the company said in the filing, listing total debt of $1.6 billion as of March 31, with $645 million of senior notes, $950 million due under a senior secured credit facility, and $11.2 million of other debt. The company did not specify the number of shares it plans to offer in the IPO. The other two major credit reporting agencies — Equifax Inc. (EFX) and Experian PLC — already trade publicly, with shares of Dublin-based Experian trading on the London Stock Exchange. Write to Kerri Panchuk.
Kerri Ann Panchuk was the Online Editor of HousingWire.com, and regular contributor to HousingWire magazine. Kerri joined HousingWire as a Reporter in early 2011 and since earned a law degree from Southern Methodist University. She previously worked at the Dallas Business Journal.see full bio
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Kerri Ann Panchuk was the Online Editor of HousingWire.com, and regular contributor to HousingWire magazine. Kerri joined HousingWire as a Reporter in early 2011 and since earned a law degree from Southern Methodist University. She previously worked at the Dallas Business Journal.see full bio
