Blackstone-Backed Encore Files for IPO Showing Narrowed Loss (1)

Encore Inc., an audio-visual and event services company backed by Blackstone Inc., filed for a US initial public offering, disclosing narrowing losses.

The Schiller Park, Illinois-based company, formerly known as PSAV, had a net loss of $27 million on revenue of $3.4 billion in 2025, compared with a net loss of $176 million on $3.2 billion of revenue a year earlier, according to its filing Friday with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

The company previously sought to raise as much as $315 million in an IPO in 2016. The firm postponed its debut, citing market conditions. It ...