Key Takeaways:
LB Group has filed for a Hong Kong IPO to raise up to $1.5 billion, aiming to consolidate its place as Asia’s leading producer of titanium dioxide pigments
Listing would complement company’s existing Shenzhen A-shares, which look sharply undervalued compared with industry peers
By Andrew Curran
Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 1.83% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 15.29%. Currently, Rio Tinto has a market capitalization of $131.45 billion.
Rio Tinto has made a non-binding proposal to the Turquoise Hill Board to acquire the approximately 49% of the issued and outstanding shares of Turquoise Hill that Rio Tinto does not currently own (the "Proposed Transaction").