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SYDNEY, March 1 Asia Pulse - Macquarie Bank Ltd (ASX:MBL) has announced the launch of a $A1 billion ($US515.5 million) initial public offer for its Macquarie Airports Fund (MAp).
The offer involves the issue of 500 million $2.00 securities in two instalments, with a minimum investment of $2,000.
The bank said it hoped the airports fund would be listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in early April.
The first instalment involves payment of $1.00 for each security raising $500 million, while a second instalment of $1.00 per security will occur six months later.
Macquarie Bank said the float was the biggest of its kind in Australia so far this year.
The initial $500 million raised will be used to purchase 36.7 per cent of the existing Macquarie Airport Group (MAG), which owns 50 per cent of the UK's Bristol Airport and 24 per cent of Birmingham Airport.
The airport group was set up by the bank in August last year to make equity investments in airports in OECD countries, with a particular focus on Europe.
Source: HighBeam Research, AUSTRALIA'S MACQUARIE BANK LAUNCHES IPO FOR AIRPORTS FUND.