Bamboo Insurance Backers Seek $700 Million in US IPO

Bamboo Insurance Services Inc., a home insurance company controlled by private equity firm CVC Capital Partners, is seeking to raise as much as $700 million in an initial public offering that will enable its backers to cut their stakes.

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