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Real estate consultancy firm Anarock Property Consultants Ltd has filed draft papers with capital markets regulator Sebi to raise Rs 1,000 crore through an Initial Public Offering (IPO) to fund its technology push, business expansion and acquisitions. The proposed IPO comprises a fresh issue of equity shares aggregating up to Rs 550 crore and an Offer For Sale (OFS) of up to Rs 450 crore, according to the Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) filed on Wednesday. Under the OFS, promoter selling shareholders Peter Properties Ltd and Khushi Trust, along with investors including various funds managed by 360 ONE, Om Sai Trust and Colared Consultants and Traders LLP, will offload shares. The company may also consider a pre-IPO placement of up to Rs 110 crore. If such a placement is completed, the size of the fresh issue will be reduced accordingly. The company said it plans to deploy the proceeds from the fresh issue towards organic and inorganic growth, including investments in artificial
Realty firm Prestige Estates has shelved plans to launch an initial public offering of its hotel business because of uncertain market conditions and other factors. In April last year, Prestige Estates Projects Ltd's subsidiary Prestige Hospitality Ventures Ltd (PHVL) filed a Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to launch an IPO. The company planned to raise up to Rs 2,700 crore through a public issue. In a regulatory filing on Friday, the company informed that the board of directors decided to "withdraw the DRHP on account of strategic considerations and uncertain market conditions". PHVL might consider filing a fresh draft red herring prospectus with Sebi in the future for an initial public offering of its equity shares subject to suitable market conditions, receipt of requisite approvals and other considerations. In August this year, Prestige Estates said that Canada-based investment firm CPPIB will invest up to Rs 3,000 cro