Noodle-maker Monde Nissin files to raise $1.3b in largest-ever Philippine IPO

Noodle-maker Monde Nissin files to raise $1.3b in largest-ever Philippine IPO

FILE PHOTO: A trader walks past the electronic board of the Philippine Stock Exchange in Makati city, Metro Manila, Philippines June 27, 2016. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco

Philippine food maker Monde Nissin Corp has officially lodged its application with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise up to 63 billion pesos ($1.3 billion) in an initial public offering (IPO) that could become the country’s largest-ever listing.