JAPANESE financing company Nichiei Co and lead manager UBS this week broke new ground for corporate Japan with the successful completion of the first bookbuilding aimed exclusively at international investors. The offering of 4.5m shares, with a 500,000 greenshoe, will raise around $470m if the greenshoe is exercised. The offering was priced at ¥11,270, representing a 2% discount to the market price -- the lower end of the indicated 2%-4% discount range. Shares moved up to ¥11,900 in a brisk aftermarket.
October 03, 1997