Omaxe to raise up to $400 mn in July IPO

Hong Kong, June 13: Indian developer Omaxe Ltd. plans to raise 0 million to 0 million through a domestic IPO in July, according to a term sheet distributed on Wednesday, testing investor demand for Indian property companies.

Omaxe's sale of nearly 18 million shares will come on the heels of rival developer DLF Ltd., which is raising Hong Kong, June 13: Indian developer Omaxe Ltd. plans to raise $300 million to $400 million through a domestic IPO in July, according to a term sheet distributed on Wednesday, testing investor demand for Indian property companies.

Omaxe's sale of nearly 18 million shares will come on the heels of rival developer DLF Ltd., which is raising $2.4 billion, India's largest IPO ever. It was fully subscribed a day after it opened to institutional investors on Monday.

Omaxe filed for an IPO in December with a fund-raising target of $339 million, but media reports earlier this year suggested the deal would be closer to $200 million because of weak Indian stock markets and concern over domestic land valuations.

But India's benchmark index <.bsesn> has climbed back to near-record territory, rising nearly 15 percent since hitting a recent bottom in March.

Omaxe Chief Executive Arvind Parakh, in April, said the company would grow faster than the 30-percent annual rate expected for India's $15 billion property development industry.

Omaxe had sales of about $400 million in 2006, and the company is selling 10.3 percent of its equity, with a greenshoe overallotment option of 1.75 million shares, the term sheet said.

Citigroup , Merrill Lynch and UBS are joint bookrunners for the deal, the term sheet said.

Investor allocations will be on July 16 and the company will list on Aug. 2, with investor education sessions planned for Mumbai, Singapore and Hong Kong later this month.

Reuters .4 billion, India's largest IPO ever. It was fully subscribed a day after it opened to institutional investors on Monday.

Omaxe filed for an IPO in December with a fund-raising target of 9 million, but media reports earlier this year suggested the deal would be closer to 0 million because of weak Indian stock markets and concern over domestic land valuations.

But India's benchmark index <.bsesn> has climbed back to near-record territory, rising nearly 15 percent since hitting a recent bottom in March.

Omaxe Chief Executive Arvind Parakh, in April, said the company would grow faster than the 30-percent annual rate expected for India's billion property development industry.

Omaxe had sales of about 0 million in 2006, and the company is selling 10.3 percent of its equity, with a greenshoe overallotment option of 1.75 million shares, the term sheet said.

Citigroup , Merrill Lynch and UBS are joint bookrunners for the deal, the term sheet said.

Investor allocations will be on July 16 and the company will list on Aug. 2, with investor education sessions planned for Mumbai, Singapore and Hong Kong later this month.

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