Permira looking to float Japanese agri company Arysta on NYSE- FT

March 10 (Reuters) - Private equity group Permira Href="NewsSearch">PERM.UL is looking to float Japanese agricultural chemicals company Arysta LifeScience on the New York Stock Exchange, the Financial Times reported quoting people familiar with the situation.

While a sale to a trade buyer is also a possibility, London-based Permira is in talks with banks to discuss an IPO, valuing Arysta at $4 billion including debt, the newspaper said.

Permira bought Arysta, which manufactures insecticides and veterinary medicines, in 2008 for 1.95 billion euros ($1.32 billion).

Arysta is considering whether to move its domicile from Japan to the United States or a country with lower corporate tax rates, people familiar with the matter were quoted as saying by the FT.

A sale is expected to attract institutional investors and trade buyers including China's Sinochem Href="NewsSearch">SINOCK.UL and Nufarm

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(Reporting by Tasim Zahid in Bangalore, editing by David Evans)

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