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Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL), the flagship firm of the conglomerate helmed by Gautam Adani, on Thursday said it has raised Rs 4,200 crore in share sale to large investors via a qualified institutional placement (QIP) issue to fund its future growth plans. The firm allocated 1.41 crore equity shares to qualified institutional buyers at an issue price of Rs 2,962 per equity share, it said in a statement. "The transaction was launched post-market hours on October 9, 2024 with a deal size of approximately Rs 4,200 crore (USD 500 million) and closed on October 15, 2024," it said. The QIP saw overwhelming demand, receiving bids of approximately 4.2x of the deal size from a diverse group of investors, including global long-only investors, major Indian mutual funds and insurance companies. A QIP is, at its core, a way for listed companies to raise capital without having to submit legal paperwork to market regulators. Adani Enterprises had in January last year planned to raise Rs 20,000
Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller's family office-led investment firms have made their maiden bet on Adani group, seeking shares of the conglomerate's power transmission unit in an institutional sale that was oversubscribed six-times and fetching demand of over Rs 50,000 crore against an issue size of USD 1 billion. Duquesne Family Office and two other US-based long-only funds - Driehaus Capital Management and Jennison Associates - invested in the qualified institutional placement (QIP) of Adani Energy Solutions, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. The Rs 8,340 crore (USD 1 billion) issue saw over 120 investors seek shares in the firm that is into power transmission, distribution and smart metering business. Sources said the issue marked the debut of highly prestigious long-only investors Duquesne Family Office, Driehaus Capital Management and Jennison Associates which are known for their strong performance. These investors are known for investing only in companies wi