SoftBank-Backed Lenskart Said to Tap Banks for $1 Billion IPO
By and Manuel Baigorri
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Indian eyewear company Lenskart Solutions Pvt is poised to hire arrangers including Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. and Morgan Stanley for an initial public offering in Mumbai this year, people familiar with the matter said.
Other banks may join to work on a share sale that could help the SoftBank Group Corp. -backed company raise about $1 billion, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the deliberations are private. Lenskart may seek a valuation of about $8 billion in a potential offering, the people said.
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