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Votorantim pulls IPO plan, Brazil

13 August 2013, Published under Cement News

Votorantim Cimentos SA withdrew plans for its multibillion dollar initial public offering on Monday citing poor market conditions. Votorantim had postponed its IPO plans in July, saying at the time that it would try again in September. However, it has deffered the option once again. "The IPO continues to be the company's plan and we will continue to monitor the evolution of the capital market conditions to be able to resume the offer,"  Lorival Luz, Votorantim Chief Financial Officer, said...

Votorantim to sell Shree Digvijay stake to meet SEBI norm, India

19 July 2013, Published under Cement News

Shree Digvijay Cement on Thursday said Votorantim Cimentos will dilute a 0.27 per cent stake in the company to meet the minimum public shareholding norm. “The promoter/promoter group intends to sell 0.27 per cent shareholding in the company amounting to 3,82,474 equity shares of the company on the floor of BSE,” the Gujarat-based cement maker said in a Bombay stock exchange filing. Shares would be offered for sale from 22 July - 2 August 2013, unless sold off earlier, it added. Cur...

Votorantim Cimentos reschedules IPO, Brazil

19 June 2013, Published under Cement News

Votorantim Cimentos SA has postponed its US$4.8bn initial public offering until later this year, after cancelling plans to launch the deal this week. On Wednesday, Brazil's largest cement producer confirmed it has ditched plans to launch the IPO, but said it will bring the deal back to market later this year on 11 September 2013. A source close to the situation had previously said that controlling shareholder Votorantim Participações was unwilling to sell its stock of Votorantim Ci...

Votorantim elects Akermann to Board

07 June 2013, Published under Cement News

Votorantim Cimentos elected Markus Akermann, former president of the Switzerland-based Holcim, to its board of directors. Akermann was CEO of Holcim between 2002 and 2012 after serving in a number of areas of the cement producer in Latin America. He is expected to hold the director’s mandate until 2015.

Votorantim Cimentos files for US$5.4bn IPO

18 April 2013, Published under Cement News

Brazil’s leading cement producer, Votorantim Cimentos SA, filed on Wednesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise up to US$5.4bn in an initial public offering of its units. Votorantim will list shares in Brazil and American depositary receipts on the New York Stock Exchange, according to a US regulatory filing yesterday, pushing the total amount of pending IPOs in Brazil to US$12.7bn. The company did not disclose the number of units it planned to sell and their expecte...

Votorantim Cimentos files request for IPO of shares

10 April 2013, Published under Cement News

Brazilian cement and concrete producer Votorantim Cimentos SA has filed a request with regulators to list its shares in the local stock exchange to finance its expansion plans.   In its preliminary prospectus, the company did not reveal the amount to be raised or the volume of shares to be sold. In January, Dow Jones reported the company was planning to raise around BRL6bn (US$3bn) from an IPO, citing two bankers close to the matter.   The sale must be approved by the Brazilian Securities...