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PropertyGuru IPO pricing ‘at bottom end’ so far

Bridget Carter
The IPO range for the Singapore real estate listings website equates to between 9 times and 10.9 times the company’s forecasted revenue. Picture: AFP
The IPO range for the Singapore real estate listings website equates to between 9 times and 10.9 times the company’s forecasted revenue. Picture: AFP

PropertyGuru is so far shaping up to price at the bottom end of the range for its initial public offering.

The company says it has received retail broker bids and early order indications from institutional investors before the formal opening of the IPO bookbuild that are in excess of the deal size at the bottom end of the price range.

The company said in a formal message to fund managers: “Institutional price sensitivity is currently focused on the bottom end of the price range with a number of indications above that level.”

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PropertyGuru, which is advised by Credit Suisse, UBS, Ord Minnett and Morgans, is selling shares at between $3.70 and $4.50 as it looks to raise between $345m and $380m.

The raise takes its market value to between $1.2bn and $1.4bn, with the company to be priced on Thursday ahead of a listing on Friday.

The IPO range for the Singapore real estate listings website equates to between 9 times and 10.9 times the company’s forecasted revenue.

Shareholders include private equity firms Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and TPG Capital, which are retaining their stake in the company.

Bridget Carter
Bridget CarterDataRoom Editor

Bridget Carter has worked as a writer and editor for The Australian’s DataRoom column since it was launched in 2013, focusing on capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and investment banking. She has been a journalist for more than 18 years, covering a broad range of events and topics, including high profile court cases and crimes, natural disasters, social issues and company news.

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