Vodafone India, i-banks to kick-off IPO talks today: Sources

Telecom giant Vodafone India will be the largest IPO in half a decade, after Coal India, reports Nisha Podar of CNBC-TV18.Vodafone Group Plc may raise over USD 2 billion via IPO of its Indian arm. Vodafone India has recently mandated major investment banks (Bank of America-Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, UBS, Kotak Bank) for the process of carrying out IPO.  Sunil Sood, MD and CEO of Vodafone India, along with the aforementioned banks will soon be kick-starting the process for the IPO in Mumbai on May 19. However, Vodafone Group, the parent company, has not yet given its nod to the IPO, sources said. Watch video for more details...