Canada Goose Holdings Inc. will be selling more than just $900 parkas in New York and Toronto this year.
The retailer, known for its trademark coats with coyote-lined hoods, filed for an initial public offering Wednesday, with plans for a dual listing in the two cities.
The Toronto-based company, which filed with a $100 million placeholder amount used to calculate fees, will seek to raise as much as $300 million in the sale, people familiar with the matter have said, for a company valuation of about $2 billion.
Canada Goose is backed by Bain Capital, which will continue to own a controlling interest in the company following the IPO, according to the prospectus.
The company plans to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol GOOS. Proceeds from the IPO will be used to pay down debt and for working capital and general corporate purposes,…