Kathmandu raises $40M via institutional share placement for US footwear purchase

Kathmandu raises $40M via institutional share placement for US footwear purchase
Rebecca Howard
By Rebecca Howard March 21 (BusinessDesk) - Kathmandu Holdings, the outdoor equipment retailer, successfully raised $40 million through an institutional share placement of approximately 18.5 million new fully paid ordinary shares, it said in a release to the stock exchange.  The shares were issued at $2.16, a 10 percent discount to the closing price of $2.40 on March 19. Settlement is scheduled to occur on Friday and Monday for the ASX and NZX respectively, with allotment of all shares Monday. The company also intends to raise as much as...