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Branded fruit company Dole Food Company files for an IPO
8/14/09
Dole Food Company, a leading global branded fruit and vegetable company, filed on Friday with the SEC to raise up to $500 million in an initial public offering. The Westlake Village, CA-based company, which was founded in 1851 and booked $7.2 billion in sales over the last 12 months, plans to list on the NASDAQ under the symbol DOLE. Dole Food Company is 100% owned by its current Chairman David H. Murdock, a private investor who previously took Dole Food private in 2003. Goldman Sachs, BofA Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank Securities and Wells Fargo Securities are underwritring the deal. No pricing terms were disclosed.
Source: www.RenaissanceCapital.com