RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Multilaser technology company may raise R$2 billion (US$405 million) in its public offering (IPO), considering the average price of R$11.90 per share, shows a notice sent to the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM).
According to the notice, the indicative range stood between R$10.80 and R$13, and it will be a primary offering, i.e., the funds will benefit the company. Pricing will be held on July 15. The shares will begin trading on the B3 on July 19 with the ticker “MLAS3.”
Multilaser will offer 172 million shares. With the complementary lot, the offer may reach 206 million.
Itaú BBA and Safra were retained as the operation’s managers, along with XP, Bank of America and UBS-BB, in place of JPMorgan, BTG Pactual (BPAC11), Citi, and Credit Suisse, which were part of the previous attempt.
Multilaser says it holds 65% of the USB flash drive market, 39% of memory cards in Brazil and also manufactures smartphones, notebooks and computer accessories for sports and health, as well as audio and video equipment, electronic security and toys, among others.