June 16 (Reuters) - German bus services firm Flix, owner of the Greyhound brand in North America and FlixBus in Europe, has stepped up preparations for a possible stock-market listing, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Flix has invited investment banks to pitch to manage its share sale in recent weeks, said the sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
U.S. corporate finance house Evercore (EVR.N) is advising Flix on the process, the sources said.
Flix, set up in 2011 by three entrepreneurs in Munich to try to make bus travel cheap, runs bus and train services across 40 countries.
So far this year, only one stock market listing has taken place in Germany, raising $479 million, according to Refinitiv data.
Persons:
Flix, Evercore, IONOS, WE, Hidroelectrica, Emma, Victoria Farr, Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro, John O'Donnell, Barbara Lewis
Organizations:
Greyhound, Reuters, Atlantic, Thomson
Locations:
North America, Europe, Germany, Ukraine, Munich, Permira, BlackRock, London