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NEW DELHI-In what is believed to be the largest stock sale ofits kind ever attempted in India, billionaire real estate developerK.P. Singh's DLF Universal Ltd. hopes to raise $3 billion when itstarts offering shares to investors later this month or early July,the company says in a share sale document.

The company initially announced the planned IPO in April buthadn't set a specific sale figure. DLF plans to use the proceeds topurchase land, fund development and construction projects and repay136 billion rupees (US $2.96 billion) in loans, according to thecompany filing with the market regulator. If the additional sharesale option is exercised in full, the Singh family ownership of DLFwould drop to 86.06% from 98.66%, the document states.

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