Prada’s Hong Kong IPO May Raise Up to $2.6 Billion
Prada SpA, the Italian maker of Miu Miu bags, may raise as much as HK$20.3 billion ($2.6 billion) through its initial public offering in Hong Kong as it seeks to expand in Asia.
The Milan-based luxury-goods company is selling 423.3 million shares and set a price range of HK$36.50 to HK$48 each, according to a prospectus for the sale distributed to reporters in Hong Kong today.
Prada’s IPO may be double that of Chinese shoe retailer Belle International Holdings Ltd., which at $1.3 billion is the largest for consumer-goods companies in Hong Kong, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Bagmakers Coach Inc. (COH) and Samsonite LLC also plan to sell shares in the former British colony to capitalize on demand for luxury products in China, the world’s most-populous nation.
Mainland China, which doesn’t include Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan, will remain the fastest-growing market for high-end goods in 2011 as sales rise 25 percent to 11.5 billion euros ($16.6 billion), Bain & Co. said May 3. The country may become the world’s third-largest luxury market in five years, the consulting company predicted.
The IPO values Prada at as much as 28 times 2011 profit as estimated by banks arranging the sale, a person with knowledge of the matter said June 6. Six comparable luxury-goods companies worldwide, including Burberry Group Plc (BRBY), recently traded at an average 21.1 times forecast full-year earnings, according to a May 20 research note from Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
China Stores
Prada’s shares will be priced on June 17 and will start trading on Hong Kong’s stock exchange on June 24, the prospectus said.
About two thirds of the net proceeds will be used to finance the expansion of Prada’s directly-operated stores, the prospectus said.
The maker of Church’s shoes has forecast first-half profit growth of at least 46 percent as it opens more stores in Asia. Over the next three years the company plans to open about 80 outlets annually, of which as many 12 will be in China and about 25 in Asia, Deputy Chairman Carlo Mazzi said at a briefing today in Hong Kong.
Prada had 319 directly operated stores as of January 31 this year, up from 211 three years earlier, the prospectus said. It had 18 such outlets in China, the document said.
Resourcehouse, MGM China
Profit more than doubled to 250.8 million euros last year on growth in the Asia-Pacific region, where sales jumped 63 percent. Revenue rose 31 percent to 2.05 billion euros.
Hong Kong, where companies raised $58 billion in IPOs in 2010, has fallen below the U.S. in first-time share sales this year. Resourcehouse Ltd., Australian billionaire Clive Palmer’s iron ore and coal company, on June 4 dropped its fourth attempt in two years to sell stock in Hong Kong, citing adverse global market conditions.
MGM China Holdings Ltd., the Macau casino venture part owned by Pansy Ho, is the only $1 billion-plus IPO in Hong Kong since October to sell shares at the top end of its marketed price range, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
Prada, which postponed plans to list in 2008, is controlled by Chief Executive Officer Patrizio Bertelli; his wife, Miuccia Prada; and her family. The company sells clothing and accessories under the Prada, Miu Miu, Church’s and Car Shoe brands.
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Credit Agricole SA (ACA) unit CLSA Asia- Pacific Markets, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and UniCredit SpA are managing the IPO, along with Mizuho Financial Group Inc. and Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., the prospectus shows.
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This is the fifth time in the past decade that Prada has attempted to sell shares. A successful IPO will make Prada the first Italian company to float in Hong Kong, adding to the growing list of consumer brands seeking to list here.
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The luxury market needs strong buying power, and China has this characteristics. But IPO just means some weak capital relation between Prada and China. Maybe people care more about that "Prada had 319 directly operated stores as of January 31 this year... It had 18 such outlets in China"
Rich pepole in china are fond of luxury goods to show their status.So the company choose Hongkong for its initial public offering to cater for these wealthy men.We must recognise that we do not have famous national brand of high-end goods.Therefore plenty of chances to make huge money are given to the foreigners.
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oh, luxury products have no thing to do with me. i don't know when i can buy it given its high price. i think the luxury goods companies have no opportunity to lose money or to become bankrupt because their products are low costs but sell high prices. luxury goods have no difference compared with the same common kinds goods besides high price. they are a symbol of rich and wealth .they just grasp the rich people’s showing psychology.
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