UPDATE 1-KKR-backed Australian mining services company pulls IPO
November 27, 2013 at 04:16 AM EST
MELBOURNE, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Mining services firm Bis Industries Ltd, owned by KKR & Co, has called off a planned A$500 million ($456 million) IPO, underscoring the grim prospects for Australia's resource sector in an otherwise buoyant market for stock offerings.