East West Banking Corp EWBC, a medium-sized commercial bank in the Philippines, yesterday launched the institutional roadshow and bookbuilding for an initial public offering of between Ps4.5 billion and Ps5.8 billion $106 million to $135 million.
The deal comes hot on the heels of a well-received IPO for conglomerate GT Capital, which will be the first Philippine listing this year when it starts trading on April 20 and the largest in more than a year. Last week, GT Capital fixed the IPO price at the top half of the range after its international tranche was more than five times oversubscribed, resulting in a total deal size of $438...