By Dipo Olowookere
The Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Purple Real Estate Income Plc (PREIP) is already attracting investors ahead of its planned listing on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited.
Business Post gathered from a few stockbrokers, who asked not to be named, that the exercise is doing well, though a significant number of shares are yet to the purchased.
Purple Real Estate commenced the IPO last month and it hopes to conclude the exercise before Christmas.
The tech-enabled real estate firm intends to generate N10 billion from the IPO by selling 2 billion ordinary shares of 50 Kobo each at N5.
Intending investors are required to purchase a minimum of 4,000 ordinary shares and multiples of 1,000 ordinary shares thereafter.
After the IPO, which started on November 21, 2022, and will end on December 23, 2022, the stocks will be listed on the exchange.
According to the chief executive of the organisation, Mr Laide Agboola, investing in the company will give subscribers “blended yields” as the firm intends to expand its real estate footprint delivering similar investment-grade assets, including Purple Lekki, an all-inclusive mixed-use centre building on the learnings from its flagship asset.
The principal activities of Purple Real Estate include the purchase, lease, development, and management of properties to generate a sale and rental income as well as income from other services, including advertising and facilities management.
The firm is evolving into a tech-driven real estate company deploying proptech solutions such as Purpleshop and Fractions to eliminate the barriers to world-class retail and real estate ownership.
Its subsidiaries are Maryland Mall Limited, Purple Proptech Limited, Lekki Retailtainment Limited, Purple Asset Managers Limited, Purple Urban Limited and Cible Media Limited.
PREIP, which is on the path to becoming the first approved Real Estate Investment Company (REICO) in Nigeria, grew its revenue by 121 per cent to N1.8 billion in 2021, while the pre-tax profit was N1.5 billion, with total assets at N26.4 billion.
Adedapo Adesanya