The world's largest car rental company is on track for one of the largest US stock flotations of the year.
New Jersey-based Hertz, which also has one of the largest equipment rental businesses in the United States, is scheduled to float about 88 million shares on Wednesday, or about 27.5 percent of the company, according to a prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Hertz Global Holdings could raise more than $1.8 billion if the shares price at the top of a $16 to $18 forecast range and over-allotment options are exercised. The company would also be valued at about $5.8 billion.
Private equity investors, whose appetite for acquisitions is driving a surge in overall M&A activity, have been shortening the time between leveraged buyouts and the initial public offerings they often use to cash out on the deals.
Companies are also boosting offering sizes after paying themselves larger dividends and loading up with debt.
