J. Crew, a multi-channel retailer of high standard apparel and accessories with 156 retail stores nationwide, filed for an initial public offering with the SEC on Wednesday night. Rumors of the company going public have surfaced several times since its 1997 buyout by private equity investor Texas Pacific. J. Crew had approximately $869 million in revenue in the twelve months ended April 2005. Goldman Sachs and Bear Stearns are the joint book runners on the deal. The company has filed to be traded on the NYSE under the ticker JCG. Pricing terms were not disclosed in the initial filing.
