Investis aims to go public on June 30
Investis Group intends to have its shares traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange for the first time on June 30, 2016 under the symbol IREN. A price range between CHF 49 and CHF 68 per share has been set for the bookbuilding process starting today (June 21). The target market capitalization is between CHF 640 and 830 million.
"We want to continue to benefit from our cross-selling approach and the ongoing market consolidation." Investis founder and CEO Stéphane Bonvin
"As the leading residential real estate company in the Lake Geneva region and a national provider of real estate services, our company is well positioned to continue to benefit from its cross-selling approach and the ongoing market consolidation," said Investis founder and CEO Stéphane Bonvin. He added that the company intends to use the net proceeds to "fund general business development, further organic growth and investments in our Properties division."
Further acquisitions planned in property and facility management
According to Bonvin, it is planning "short-term acquisitions in the order of around CHF 50 million". In addition, targeted "add-on acquisitions in our Real Estate Services division" are planned. During the presentation of the details of the upcoming IPO in Zurich yesterday, Bonvin said that Investis was in talks with two medium-sized companies from the property management sector as well as smaller companies from the facility management sector.
The Investis CEO announced to target a dividend payout ratio of at least 80 percent of cash flow from operating activities - adjusted for the respective cash flows for/from properties held for sale, interest received and interest paid. For the current fiscal year 2016 and the upcoming 2017, Investis aims to distribute at least CHF 30 million per year as dividends. Chairman of the new Investis Board of Directors will be Riccardo Boscardin. He will be joined by board members Albert Baehny and Thomas Vettiger - and Stéphane Bonvin himself as an executive member.
At least 20 percent of shares in free float in future
With the issue of around three million shares, the company aims to raise gross proceeds in the region of CHF 150 million. The exact number of shares will be determined so that the free float after the IPO amounts to at least 20 percent, according to Bonvin, the current sole shareholder, who confirmed that he intends to hold at least 70 percent of the shares after the IPO in any case. He is also committed to a 36-month holding period for the securities of a stake of up to 67 percent in the company.
Bank Credit Suisse has been appointed as sole bookrunner for the planned IPO. Co-lead managers are Bank am Bellevue AG, Bank Vontobel AG and Zürcher Kantonalbank. (mr)
