Oyo's Pending IPO Could Be Halved or Even Scuttled


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Oyo's potential IPO has likely run head-on into the collapse of several recent public market debuts in India with a couple of lawsuits potentially figuring into the regulator's delayed decision. Oyo will eventually go public, but that maiden public appearance likely won't resemble the initial vision.

Softbank-backed Oyo's hoped-for and much-delayed initial public offering in India could be halved in value or even withdrawn, according to a published report.

The India-based budget hotel operator and aggegator filed its IPO paperwork with India regulators in October 2021, proposing a $10 billion to $12 billion valuation, and was looking at a $9 billion valuation three months later in Januar