Lodha Developers IPO is expected to hit the primary market in first week of December-2009, encouraged by a revival in demand for homes, a top company official said on Wednesday.
Lodha Developers filed their DRHP with SEBI in September-2009.
The Lodha builders, Mumbai-based construction company focuses on high-end residential apartments in and around India's financial capital, will use the proceeds for retiring debt, to fund fresh land acquisitions and for working capital for existing projects.
"We hope to get approval from the regulator by November-end. We can then launch by mid-December. Otherwise, we will launch by mid-January," Managing Director Abhisheck Lodha told Reuters.
More than 16 Indian developers have filed papers for public offers in the past two months, looking to raise a total of about USd 6 billion, following a revival in demand for homes in markets such as Mumbai and New Delhi.
Developers expected to hit the market soon include
Emaar MGF, a joint venture between Indian financier MGF and the UAE's Emaar Properties,
Sahara Prime City,
Oberoi Constructions and
Godrej Properties, a unit of Godrej Industries.
Lodha reported net profit of 957 million rupees in 2008/09, up 77% from the previous year, while income from operations rose almost three-quarters to Rs 9.5 billion, according to its draft prospectus.
It had a net worth of Rs 2.66 billion, translating to Rs 12.21 per share with face value of Rs 5.
JPMorgan, Citigroup, CLSA, Credit Suisse, Nomura, Enam, Kotak, Global Trustcapital and SBI Capital Markets are the book running lead managers to the issue.
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