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Logistics services provider Shadowfax on Monday said it has collected Rs 856 crore from anchor investors, a day before the opening of its initial share sale for public subscription. The anchor book attracted participation from a wide range of domestic and global investors, including mutual funds, insurance companies, pension funds and foreign institutions. The top investors in the anchor round include Nippon India Mutual Fund (MF), ICICI Prudential MF, JM Financial MF, Motilal Oswal MF, Government Pension Fund Global, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company, Societe Generale, HSBC Global Investment Funds, Eastspring Investments and Jupiter India Fund, according to a circular uploaded on BSE's website. The company allocated 6.90 crore equity shares to anchor investors at a price of Rs 124 per share, which is also the upper end of the IPO price band. This takes the total fundraising to Rs 856 crore, the circular noted. Of the total shares allotted to anchor investors, around 3.68 cro
Logistics services provider Shadowfax is set to launch its Rs 1,900-crore initial public offering (IPO) next week, targeting a valuation of Rs 7,400 crore, people familiar with the matter said on Monday. The company is expected to announce the price band of its maiden public offering this week, they added. People familiar with the matter told PTI that Shadowfax is targeting a post-market valuation of about Rs 7,400 crore, lower than previous estimates of Rs 8,500 crore, in what is being positioned as a more conservative pricing approach aimed at attracting long-term institutional investors. They said the proposed IPO will comprise fresh issue of shares worth Rs 1,000 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of Rs 900 crore by existing shareholders. As a part of the OFS, Flipkart Internet, Eight Roads Investments Mauritius II Ltd, NewQuest Asia Fund IV (Singapore) Pte. Ltd, Nokia Growth Partners IV, L.P, International Finance Corporation, Mirae Asset ,Qualcomm Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd and ...
Fair trade regulator Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Tuesday cleared Mirae Group entities' acquisition of a minority stake in Shadowfax Technogies. The Mirae Group entities undertake venture investments and are ultimately directly or indirectly controlled by the global investment manager Mirae Group. "The commission approves the proposed acquisition of minority stake in Shadowfax Technologies Private Limited by the Mirae Group Entities," according to a post by CCI on social media platform X on Tuesday. Shadowfax Technologies provides logistics services, and third party (3P) logistics services in the country. The deals beyond a certain threshold require approval from the regulator, which keeps a tab on unfair business practices as well as promotes fair competition in the marketplace.
Logistics firm Shadowfax has joined government-supported ONDC for e-commerce to provide last-mile delivery service in over 700 Indian cities, the company said on Tuesday. Shadowfax is planning to scale its services to over 1,200 cities. "Shadowfax joins ONDC to offer end-to-end logistics services in over 700 Indian cities," the statement said. ONDC enables players in the e-commerce ecosystem to connect with each other and share their resources for providing services in an open manner. "Providing the best logistics experience to our customers has always been our goal, and joining ONDC is a major step towards achieving it. "This is a significant milestone in the development of technology-enabled logistics services in India, and we believe it is a crucial component of the e-commerce growth journey," Shadowfax, Co-Founder and CBO, Praharsh Chandra said. Shadowfax claims to have a base of over 1.3 lakh monthly transacting delivery partners that deliver over 15 lakh orders daily in mor