Indiabulls plays it safe with $600m placement

The Indian equity capital market has record its first large trade following the summer slowdown, with Indiabulls Housing Finance executing a qualified institutional placement (QIP) on Wednesday. While the share sale is only scheduled to officially close at the end of the week, the outcome is already a foregone conclusion with pricing fixed, books anchored and a $100m increase option taken up by the company to raise $600m.