The flat screen television producer, backed by two of its manufacturing partners, is set to go public 13 years after it was founded.
US-based consumer electronics producer Vizio filed for a $172.5m initial public offering on Friday that will provide an exit to two of its manufacturing partners, AmTran Technology and Foxconn.
Founded in 2002, Vizio is best known for producing affordable flat screen televisions but also sells other audio and visual equipment.
The company has sold approximately 65 million units in total, and made a net profit of almost $31.4m in the first six months of 2015 from revenue of more…