Private equity firm Warburg Pincus LLC has selected JPMorgan Chase & Co, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Citigroup to lead an initial public offering of eye care company Bausch & Lomb, according to two people familiar with the matter.The proposed IPO could raise as much as $1.5 billion, and is expected to value Bausch and Lomb at about $9 billion to $10 billion, according to one of the people, who declined to be identified because he was not authorized to speak to the media.Warburg Pincus continues to explore a potential sale of the eye care company it took private more than five years ago, and is working with Goldman Sachs to find a buyer, the person added.Representatives for Warburg Pincus, Bank of America and Citigroup declined to comment. JPMorgan did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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