Vodafone plans to file for India IPO in Aug, listing seen in Q4 -sources

Vodafone Group (NasdaqGS: VOD - news) is likely to file a draft prospectus for the planned IPO of its Indian business in August with the listing expected in the fourth quarter, in a deal seen raising as much as $2.5 billion, people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The British telecoms group, India's largest mobile operator after Bharti Airtel (BSE: BHARTIARTL4.BO - news) , has begun work on the prospectus that would incorporate the Indian unit's financials for the first half of