First Data Tees Up Year's Biggest IPO.

The article states that Atlanta, Georgia, payment-processing firm First Data Corp. planned to raise $3 billion during an initial public offering (IPO) that could begin as early as September 22, 2015. The article also states that the IPO was expected to give First Data a market value of between $20 billion and $25 billion. According to the article, First Data was taken private by the private-equity firm KKR & Co. in 2007. The article discusses how investors might view First Data's large corporate debt load.