Boot Barn, the western footwear retailer that filed Sept. 29 for an initial public offering, is working with ICR for media and investor relations support.
The Irvine, Calif.-based company runs 155 stores across 24 states and does a robust online business, as well, peddling western and work boots. It seeks to raise more than $86M with a New York Stock Exchange IPO with a goal of expanding to 400 domestic stores and broadening its e-commerce base.
Net sales were $345.9M on net income of $5.7M for fiscal 2014.
ICR managing partner Joseph Teklits and senior VPs Anne Rakunas and Alecia Pulman head the Boot Barn work at ICR from Norwalk and New York.
Private equity firm Freeman Spogli & Co. bought Boot Barn in 2011 and will retain a controlling stake.
The company plans to list as "BOOT" on the NYSE.
Edelman handles Viking Holdings, the river and ocean luxury cruise line that plans to raise $1B via an IPO priced in the $21 to $25 per share range.
Teneo is handling the initial public offering of CVC Capital Partners, one of Europe’s largest private equity firms with nearly $200B in assets under management.
Brunswick Group represents Endeavor Group Holdings as it agrees to go private via its acquisition by Silver Lake technology investment firm, which is handled by Edelman Smithfield.
Tod Donhauser, a nine-year veteran of Edelman, has joined H/Advisors Abernathy as managing director and head of its San Francisco office.
Intelligent Group Ltd, a Hong Kong-based financial PR firm, has priced its initial public offering of 1.9M shares at $4, which is the low end of the $4 to $5 range.
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