On November 7th, Pacific Drilling S.A., a company controlled by the Ofer family through Quantum Pacific Group, announced an initial public offering of six million of its shares, which will be traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Previously in April 2011, the company completed an offering of 60 million shares to qualified international and U.S. investors In accordance with Regulations S and D under the Securities Act of 1933. These shares currently trade on the Norwegian OTC List. Following the completion of the IPO, 41.85 million of these shares sold pursuant to Regulation S may be re-sold immediately in the U.S. market creating a substantial overhang. Post-offering, Quantum Pacific will own 150 million shares representing 69.4% of the total outstanding shares.
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Tags: · Deutsche Bank Securities, DnB NOR Markets, Howard Weil, Morgan Stanley, Ofer, Pacific Drilling S.A., Pareto Securities, Quantum Pacific Group, Simmons & Co.
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