NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Surgery Partners, Inc., a Nashville-based company that operates surgical facilities across the U.S., announced on Aug. 17 that it has filed for a proposed initial public offering of shares of its common stock with the SEC. The number of shares of common stock to be offered and the price range for the proposed offering have not yet been determined.

The company has applied to list its common stock on the NASDAQ Global Market under the ticker symbol SGRY. A registration statement has been filed with the SEC but has not yet become effective.

Through its portfolio of companies, Surgery Partners provides ancillary services, including several businesses that provide optical services: The Alliance, a buying group for independent eyecare professionals; Family Vision Care Optometric Practice in LaGrange, Ill.; Midwest Labs, which operates full-service optical labs in Indianola, Iowa and Chicago, Ill.; and Optical Synergies, a buying group for independent optical laboratories. Through its ownership of Optical Synergies, the company also has a stake in Nexus Vision Group, a wholesale lab operator based in Grove City, Ohio.

Surgery Partners is owned by H.I.G. Capital, a private equity investment firm based in New York.

BofA Merrill Lynch, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Jefferies LLC will be acting as joint book-running managers and representatives of the underwriters for the offering. Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Raymond James & Associates, Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC will be acting as joint book-runners, and Stifel will be acting as co-manager.