Monday, May 14, 2007

Right's issue worth $400 million on Jet's radar

Jet is planning a mammoth rights issue worth $400 million, the offer is still in its gestation period, and the issue is expected to come through in another 4-5 months according to director Mr. Vic Dungca.

$50 million from the proceeds would be used for Jetlite,the renamed Air Sahara which the company acquired after a prolonged legal tussle.The rest,according to the management, would be used to expand its existing fleet to 22 new aircrafts which would include 10 Airbus 330 and 10 Boeing 777.

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Fund houses on a NFO rolling spree

The mutual fund industry is set for a roller coaster ride.Investment banks like JP Morgan and AIG are coming out with NFO's for the first time.Along with them NFO's from veterans like SBI and HDFC is expected to hit the markets soon.

Capital protection offers are also rolled out by Franklin Templeton and DWS.DSP Merill Lynch's closed ended scheme is another fund which is closing for subscription at the end of the month.

Fixed maturity plans are in the pipeline by the likes of ICICI Prudential,Standard Chartered and Lotus.The offer documents of these funds have been filed with the SEBI.On the equity side UTI India Lifestyle, UTI Flexi Cap and Lotus Nifty Index Plus Fund are ready to make their offers public.

Read the Hindu article:
Fund houses line up series of new offers