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JP Associates raises $100 mn from share sale

Buyers for Jaiprakash shares included domestic and international fund managers and the book was oversubscribed

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Reuters Mumbai

Jaiprakash Associates has raised $100 million from the sale of shares to institutional investors for its working capital needs, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Friday.

Jaiprakash, an engineering and construction company, sold the shares at Rs 83 each, said the source who declined to be identified as he was not authorised to speak to the media. The price was at a discount of 4.5% from its Thursday's close.

The buyers for Jaiprakash shares included domestic and international fund managers and the book was oversubscribed, the source said, adding that Standard Chartered was the sole adviser on the deal.

 

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First Published: Feb 01 2013 | 1:12 PM IST

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