Manchester United files for IPO of up to $100 million

(Reuters) - Manchester United Ltd, the world's best-supported soccer club, filed with U.S. regulators on Tuesday to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering of its Class A common stock.

The company told the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in a preliminary prospectus that Jefferies, Credit Suisse, J.P. Morgan, BofA Merrill Lynch and Deutsche Bank Securities are underwriting the IPO. (Reporting by Sharanya Hrishikesh in Bangalore; Editing by Supriya Kurane)