
MANILA, Philippines – The company behind upscale resort hotel Discovery Shores Boracay is pushing through with its P1-billion initial public offering (IPO) late next month. In a memorandum, the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) said it “approved the application of Discovery World Corp. for the initial listing of 764 million common shares.” Discovery World plans to sell 306 million common shares at P3.28 apiece to generate P1.003 billion in fresh capital. The shares to be sold represent 40.05 percent of the issued and outstanding common shares of Discovery World. Offer period will run from Aug. 12 to 19, which will be followed by the listing in the PSE on Aug. 29. The new schedule is roughly a month behind the original plan as the market encountered volatility last month. Discovery World, the third company of the Tiu family to be listed in the PSE, tapped Abacus Capital & Investment Corp. as issue manager and underwriter. The Tiu family owns i-Remit Inc. and TKC Steel Corp. Early this month, Discovery World secured the Securities and Exchange Commission’s approval to raise fresh capital from the local stock market. Business ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1 “The net proceeds from the offer will be used for investments in new businesses, debt retirement and working capital purposes,” Discovery World said. Specifically, P575 million will be spent to develop a resort hotel in Palawan, refurbish boats for its cruise business and buy more shares in culinary, hotel and restaurant, and business administration institution Enderun Read More …