Abhishek Securities

B harti Infratel, the telecommunications tower arm of top Indian mobile phone carrier Bharti Airtel  , is likely to launch on December 10 its up to USD900 million initial public offering, three sources with direct knowledge said. The share sale could raise USD800 million to USD900 million, the sources said. Bharti Infratel and four private equity investors are selling shares in the offer. A Bharti spokesman declined to comment. Bharti Infratel expects to get a go ahead from the capital markets regulator as early as Friday, the sources said. All three sources declined to be named as the information is not public yet. Bharti Infratel expects a go-ahead from the capital markets regulator as early as Friday, the sources said, adding the IPO would open for cornerstone investors on December 10 and for the public a day later. Bharti Infratel will sell new shares in the IPO, which will be a key test for overseas investors' appetite in a market that has risen nearly 20% so fa