IPO WATCH- The EGX’s listing committee approved yesterday (pdf) CI Capital’s request to go ahead with its initial public offering. The investment bank is hoping to raise as much as USD 100 mn (EGP 1.8 bn) from its IPO, which will see it list roughly 41.5% of its shares (225,637,282 ordinary shares) on the EGX by the end of the month. The offering will be split into two tranches, with 90% of shares set aside for institutional investors and 10% reserved for a retail offering. CI Capital had set an initial guiding price of EGP 7.29-8.26 share but said that the final price would be announced after the book building process on 19 April. Subscription for the retail tranche of the offering opened yesterday and will run until 24 April.

Use of proceeds: The company had previously said that it could re-inject as much as EGP 1 bn from its IPO proceeds into the firm through a follow-on capital increase.

Advisors: Jefferies International Limited and CI Capital Investment Banking are acting as joint global coordinators and bookrunners on the IPO. Norton Rose Fulbright was tapped as international counsel to the issuer, while White & Case is the underwriters’ counsel. Matouk Bassiouny will serve as local counsel; Pharos Securities Brokerage and HC Brokerage are acting as placements agents.