Financings In Brief
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Alcon IPO: Swiss eye care company reports sales of $707 mil., up 8%, in its first quarter as an independent entity following its March 20 initial public offering of 76.7 mil. shares of common stock at $33 each - which raised net proceeds of roughly $2.4 bil. (1"The Gray Sheet" March 4, 2002, p. 22). Surgical unit revenue of $338 mil. was ahead 4%, anchored by AcrySof intraocular lens sales of $102 mil...