Tortilla Mexican Grill PLC said it plans to list on London Stock Exchange’s AIM market via a placing of new and existing shares with institutional and other investors at 181p pence per share, giving it a market capitalisation of £70mln.
The placing will raise £5mln for the company and £23mln for selling shareholders, the Tex-Mex restaurant chain said.
It said the placing was "comfortably oversubscribed by high quality institutional investors". On admission to AIM, Quilvest will own 20.4% and the Tortilla board will own 12.3% of Tortilla’s shares.
Tortilla said it will use the money raised from the listing to accelerate its growth plans, develop franchise opportunities, expand its cloud kitchen portfolio and other strategic initiatives.
Richard Morris, chief executive officer of Tortilla, said: "We are thrilled to be announcing such a positive reception to our IPO, which reflects the strong Tortilla brand, great value-for-money proposition and the company's exciting prospects for long-term growth.”
Trading in Tortilla shares will start on 8 October.
Liberum Capital Ltd is acting as nominated adviser and sole broker in relation to the Admission.
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