From left: M & A Securities Sdn Bhd head of corporate finance Gary Ting, M & A Equity Holdings Bhd managing director Datuk Bill Tan, Wawasan Dengkil Holdings Bhd executive director Lim Soon Yik and Wawasan Dengkil executive director Lim Kok Seng.
PETALING JAYA: Earthworks and civil engineering construction services provider Wawasan Dengkil Holdings Bhd has entered into an underwriting agreement with M&A Securities Sdn Bhd in conjunction with its upcoming initial public offering (IPO) on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia.
Wawasan Dengkil is principally involved in the provision of construction services such as earthworks and civil-engineering services in Malaysia.
In a statement, the company said its IPO exercise encompasses a public issuance of 108.03 million new ordinary shares, representing approximately 20% of its enlarged share capital, as well as an offer for sale of 54.01 million existing shares representing approximately 10% of its enlarged share capital.
According to the group, 27.01 million issue shares will be made available to the Malaysian Public via balloting process, 10.80 million issue shares to its eligible directors, employees and persons who have contributed to the success of the group, 40.51 million shares will be made available by way of private placement to bumiputra investors approved by the Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry, while the remaining 29.70 million shares will be made available by way of private placement to the selected investors.
Wawasan Dengkil is scheduled to be listed on the ACE Market in March, with M&A Securities as the adviser, sponsor, underwriter, and placement agent for the IPO and Eco Asia Capital Advisory Sdn Bhd as the financial adviser.
