Demand set to outstrip supply in Cairn India float

From: Scotland on Sunday | Date: December 10, 2006| Author: Guy Dixon | Copyright information

CAIRN Energy's flotation of its Indian subsidiary is expected to be oversubscribed as investors clamour for a slice of one of the biggest public offerings in Indian history.

Cairn's directors, led by chief executive Sir Bill Gammell, are close to concluding a three-week investor roadshow to promote the IPO of Cairn India that has visited 19 cities in India as well as London, Boston, New York, San Francisco, Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong and Chicago.

The response from potential sh...