FARM Fresh Bhd plans to raise RM1 bil (US$238.10 mil) from its initial public offering (IPO) next month, having secured 30 cornerstone investors, the Malaysian dairy producer said today.
Upon listing on March 22, the company is expected to have a market capitalisation of RM2.5 bil.
Farm Fresh said it has secured the backing of a record number of cornerstone investors in a Malaysian IPO, with 30 local and regional asset management firms, insurers and funds such as AIA, JPMorgan Asset Management, Employees Provident Fund (EPF) and Value Partners Hong Kong.
The investors will take up about 80% of the institutional offering portion in the IPO, the integrated producer of dairy goods said in a statement after launching its IPO prospectus.
The IPO involves a sale of up to 520.2 million existing shares and a public issue of 223 million new shares based on the initial retail price of RM1.35 per share.
Farm Fresh said about RM301 mil of the IPO proceeds will be utilised to build a manufacturing hub, dairy farm and integrated processing facility in Malaysia to expand a production facility in Australia, and also for regional expansion.
“Post-listing, Farm Fresh will endeavour to execute our plans to continue gaining market share and growing our sales in Malaysia and abroad,” group managing director and CEO Loi Tuan Ee said. – Feb 28, 2022
