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Thailand’s Central Retail Said to Target $2 Billion IPO in 2020
- The retail arm initially targeted end of 2019 for IPO
- The IPO would be among the country’s largest on record
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Central Group, one of Thailand’s biggest conglomerates, is targeting an initial public offering of its retail arm as soon as the first quarter of next year which could raise around $2 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
The IPO plan was pushed back from the last quarter of 2019 to allow the group to complete a restructuring involving Bangkok-based department store operator Robinson Pcl ahead of the proposed listing, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the discussions are private.