BBMG To Raise Up To US$763 Million In Hong Kong IPO - Source
July 12 2009 - 7:43PM
Dow Jones News
BBMG Group Corp. plans to raise up to US$763 million from
selling 933.33 million shares in an indicative price range of
HK$5.18 to HK$6.38 each ahead of a listing in Hong Kong, a person
familiar with the situation said Monday.
The Chinese building materials producer plans to sell US$175
million worth of shares in its initial public offering to five
cornerstone investors, the person said.
China's sovereign-wealth fund, China Investment Corp., will
subscribe to US$35 million worth of shares; China Life Insurance
Co. (LFC) and a unit of Bank of China Ltd. (3988.HK) will each
subscribe to US$50 million worth of shares; and Kerry Group PLC
(KRYAY) and Och-Ziff Capital Management LLC (OZM) will each buy
US$20 million worth of shares, the person said.
The offering will be the second-largest IPO in the Asia-Pacific
region this year if it closes as planned, behind China Zhongwang
Holdings Ltd.'s US$1.27 billion share sale in April. It will also
be the first to include cornerstone investors since October.
-By Amy Or Dow Jones Newswires; 852-2802-7002;
amy.or@dowjones.com