Baidu's iQiyi picks BofA, C. Suisse, Goldman for U.S. IPO: IFR

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Reuters HONG KONG
Last Updated : Oct 16 2017 | 3:42 PM IST

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Baidu Inc's iQiyi, a Netflix style video streaming service in China, has picked three banks to help arrange a U.S. initial public offering (IPO) worth about $1 billion, IFR reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the plans.

Bank of America, Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs will help manage the deal, expected for as soon as the first half of 2018, added IFR, a Thomson Reuters publication.

Baidu and the three banks did not immediately reply to Reuters requests for comment on the IPO plans.

(Reporting by Fiona Lau of IFR; Writing by Elzio Barreto)

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First Published: Oct 16 2017 | 3:22 PM IST

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