E-commerce major Snapdeal has sounded out five merchant bankers, including SBI Caps and Kotak Mahindra Capital, to work on an initial public offering (IPO) that is likely to hit the market in the second half of 2019. The firm, majority owned by Japanese giant SoftBank, has also reportedly appointed Swiss investment banking major Credit Suisse as a special advisor for the share sale, people aware of the developments told PTI. "The IPO process is on with in earnest and may open in the second half of calender 2019, depending on the market sentiment. The management has zeroed in on five