SoftBank Group-backed Indian hospitality startup Oyo Hotels and Rooms is anticipated to file for an preliminary public providing (IPO) subsequent week to boost round $1 billion (roughly Rs 7,380 crores), a supply instructed Reuters on Thursday. The resort aggregator is trying to record in India’s monetary capital of Mumbai and its IPO is tentatively pegged at between $1 billion (roughly Rs 7,380 crores) and $1.2 billion (roughly Rs. 8,850 crores), the supply mentioned, including it’s going to encompass a contemporary concern of shares and a suggestion on the market from present shareholders.

Oyo didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.

The itemizing plan follows a stellar debut by meals supply agency Zomato in July. Berkshire Hathaway-backed Paytm and personal fairness agency TPG-backed Nykaa have additionally filed for IPO. Ride-hailing agency Ola, which can also be backed by SoftBank, can also be set to enter markets.

Oyo, wherein SoftBank owns a 46 p.c stake and is one in every of its greatest bets, has endured months of layoffs, cost-cuts and losses through the world well being disaster.

Its founder and Chief Executive Ritesh Agarwal had mentioned in July that enterprise was more likely to return to ranges seen earlier than the second wave of COVID-19 infections in India and “grow from there”.

Last month, Oyo obtained a $5 million (roughly Rs. 40 crores) funding from Microsoft. Kotak Mahindra Capital, JP Morgan, and Citi are the bankers advising Oyo on the IPO, the supply mentioned.

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