Cimentos Liz to bring in up to US$504m through IPO
Brazilian cement producer Cementos Liz is launching an IPO on São Paulo stock exchange Bovespa that could reach BRL837m (US$504m), news service Agência Estado reported.
The company said it will sell 47.7m shares through a primary offer, with the option to add two more lots of 7.16m and 9.54m shares in the event of strong investor demand.
Cementos Liz expects shares to sell at 10-13 reais each, meaning it could raise up to 837mn reais if all are placed at the maximum price. The offer will be priced on March 31, with share reservations running from March 21-30 and trading scheduled to start on April 4.
The operation is being managed by Itaú BBA and will be held on Bovespa’s Novo Mercado forum, the report said.
Cementos Liz has an estimated 8% share of the national cement market, focusing on the southeastern states of Minas Gerais and São Paulo, the largest consumers in the country.
The company owns a cement plant near Minas Gerais state capital Belo Horizonte with capacity of about 2Mta. With expansion plans already underway, it plans to reach 4.7Mta by end-2012.
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