HYUNDAI Motor has brought in Kotak Mahindra Bank and Morgan Stanley as advisers on a potential initial public offering of its India unit, according to people familiar with the matter, as the automaker considers what might be one of the biggest-ever listings in the South Asian country.
The banks join Citigroup, HSBC Holdings and JPMorgan Chase as advisers on the IPO, which Bloomberg News has reported could raise about US$2.5 billion for India’s second-biggest carmaker.
A representative for Morgan Stanley declined to comment. Hyundai and Kotak didn’t respond to requests for comment.
Hyundai Motor India plans to file for an IPO in June, International Financing Review reported earlier on Monday (May 27), when it also said Kotak and Morgan Stanley were joining the syndicate, citing unnamed people with knowledge of the situation. IFR said the listing could raise as much as US$3 billion.
An IPO of US$2.5 billion to US$3 billion would rival that of Life Insurance of India’s in 2022, when it raised about 206 billion rupees (S$3.3 billion).
The lineup of banks may still change, and no final decision has been made on the size and timing of a share sale, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing private information. If the South Korean company goes ahead with an IPO, it will used the proceeds to expand operations, Bloomberg has reported.
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