Trans-cab Services Pte,
Singapore’s second-biggest taxi operator, is preparing an initial
public offering in the city that could raise at least S$100 million
($79 million), people with knowledge of the matter
said.
The company plans to sell shares
by the end of the year, the people said, asking not to be
identified as the process is private. Proceeds from the offering,
which will consist mostly of new shares, will be partly used to
boost Trans-cab’s fleet and construct a new head office, according
to the people.
Trans-cab had 4,650 taxis at the
end of August, trailing only ComfortDelGro Corp. (CD)’s 12,557
vehicles in Singapore, according data from the Land Transport
Authority. The company, headed by Managing Director Teo Kiang Ang,
was set up in 2003 when the government opened up the industry, its
website shows.
Shares of ComfortDelGro have risen
23 percent in Singapore trading this year, trailing the 31 percent
jump in the benchmark Straits Times Index. SMRT Corp., which
operates taxis in addition to the city’s subway system, has risen
31 percent.
Teo and Trans-cab General Manager
Jasmine Tan didn’t immediately respond to e-mails seeking
comment.
（新加坡彭博电）据消息人士透露，新加坡第二大的徳士运营公司得运德士服务（Trans-cab
Services）正在筹备首次公开售股，预计筹集至少1亿元。
消息人士表示，该公司预计在年底之前发售新股，而筹获的资金将用来扩大得运德士
服务公司的车队，以及建造新的总部。
据陆路交通管理局的数据，得运德士服务公司截至今年8月拥有4650辆德士，仅次于康福德高（ComfortDelGro）的1万2557辆。公司网站的资料显示，得运德士服务公司是于2003年政府开放德士领域时成立的。
康福德高的股价今年起了23％，落后新加坡海峡时报指数上涨的31％。SMRT企业则起了31％；这家公司除了运营本地的地铁系统，也从事德士业务。
