 "Groww IPO subscribed 17.6x on strong demand from institutional investors")
The initial public offering (IPO) of Billionbrains Garage Ventures, the parent company of digital investment platform Groww, garnered nearly 17.6 times subscription, attracting bids worth around ₹64,000 crore.
The qualified institutional buyers (QIB) category was subscribed 22 times, while the non-institutional investor (NII) segment saw 14.2 times demand. Retail investors subscribed their portion 9.4 times.
The ₹6,632 crore IPO of Groww comprised a fresh issue of ₹1,060 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of ₹5,572 crore.
Early backers, including Tiger Global and Peak XV Partners, pared part of their holdings through the OFS. At the top end of the ₹95-100 price band, the company is valued at ₹61,736 crore (about $7 billion).
Proceeds from the fresh issue will be used to bolster the company’s cloud infrastructure, invest in subsidiaries, and pursue potential acquisitions.
Groww’s listing comes at a time of rising retail participation in the securities market, both in direct equities and through mutual funds.
The platform accounts for roughly a quarter of India’s active trading clients, and nearly one-third of all systematic investment plans (SIPs) are routed through Groww.
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