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LONDON | Sun Nov 28, 2010 2:30pm GMT

LONDON (Reuters) - Luxembourg-based luggage maker Samsonite is considering a $1 billion initial public offering in Hong Kong, the Sunday Times reported without citing sources.

Samsonite CMERNS.UL, which is owned by private equity firm CVC CVC.UL and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS.L) following a debt restructuring last year, has appointed Goldman Sachs to advise it on its options which could include a flotation, refinancing or trade sale, said the paper.

A spokesman for CVC declined to comment on the story when contacted by Reuters.

Samsonite was impacted by the downturn in travel during the financial crisis but sales of its suitcases have since recovered and if the firm maintains its current performance, it will post profit of $200 million this year, the paper added.

(Reporting by Sarah Young; Editing by David Cowell)
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