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IPO · Completed · 2 Oct 2015

LIG Nex1 IPO on the Korea Exchange

Korean missile and defence electronics maker LIG Nex1 listed on the KOSPI market, with its private equity investors selling down; parent LIG kept 46.4%.

Company
LIG Nex1
Type
IPO
Status
Completed
Date
2 Oct 2015
Value
KRW 524.4bn
US$ equivalent
US$464m
Value basis
KRW 524.4bn at KRW 76,000 a share: 2,000,000 new shares (KRW 152bn) and 4,900,000 existing shares sold by financial investors (KRW 372.4bn)
Region
South Korea
Segment
Listed equity

Parties

  • LIG Nex1 issuer
  • KoFC-Stick Growth Champ 2010-2 private equity fund selling shareholder
  • Worden One SPC selling shareholder

Key terms

Offer price
KRW 76,000 a share
Subscription and payment
22-23 Sep 2015; paid 25 Sep 2015
Underwriters
NH Investment & Securities (lead, 50%) and Korea Investment & Securities (co-manager, 22%), with Hana, Daishin, KB, Dongbu, Daewoo, Mirae Asset and LIG Investment
LIG stake after
46.4%

Sources

  1. LIG Nex1 final terms registration statement (DART) dart.fss.or.kr · 21 Sep 2015
  2. LIG Nex1 securities issuance results report (DART) dart.fss.or.kr · 30 Sep 2015

Record DEF-INV-2015-0005. Investments are kept apart from the financings register and never counted in debt totals.

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