Friday, May 2, 2008

Adani Power Plans $1 Bn Listing: Report

SINGAPORE: Adani Group is planning a $1-1.5 billion initial public offering of its power unit, making it the first company to come to market since the chaotic debut of Reliance Power in February, a news daily reported on Friday.

Adani Power, whose investors include UK-based private equity firm 3i Group, plans to file a draft IPO prospectus with the market regulator as early as Friday, the newspaper quoted people familiar with the listing as saying. "This is by all accounts the most advanced power company in India in terms of greenfield projects," the report quoted one person familiar with the listing as saying.

India had been one of Asia's most robust markets for new listings, culminating in the country's biggest ever flotation, January's IPO of Reliance Power, which received demand for 73 times the shares on offer.

But Reliance Power's stock fell as much as 21 percent on its trading debut in February after global markets were rocked by turmoil triggered by the US subprime crisis.

In the aftermath two offerings, including a $1.6 billion one from Emaar MGF Land, were pulled. Some analysts said the Reliance Power IPO price was too high.

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