Page 14 - Initial Public Offerings

Bansal Wire Industries files draft papers to mobilise Rs 745 cr via IPO

Steel wire manufacturer Bansal Wire Industries Ltd has filed preliminary papers with capital markets regulator Sebi to raise Rs 745 crore through an Initial Public Offering (IPO). The maiden public issue is an entirely fresh issue of equity shares with no Offer-For-Sale (OFS) component, according to the Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) filed on Thursday. Funds will be used for the payment of debt, to support the working capital requirements of the company, and for general corporate purposes. Bansal Wire Industries is engaged in the business of manufacturing and exporting steel wires. It operates in three broad segments -- high carbon steel wire, mild steel wire (low carbon steel wire) and stainless steel wire. Also, the company plans to add a new segment of specialty wires through its upcoming plant in Dadri, which will help it grow and expand its market presence in the upcoming fiscals. The company's total income increased at a CAGR of 28 per cent to Rs 2,422.56 crore in fisc

Asia Pacific home to most 2024 IPO debuts with India taking the lead

Asia equity capital market bankers expect India to remain among the region's most active markets throughout this year

Medi Assist Healthcare fixes price band for IPO at Rs 397- Rs 418

Bids for the offer can be made for a minimum of 35 equity shares and in multiples of 35 thereafter

Main-board IPOs weather global headwinds, collect Rs 52,000-cr in 2023

The capital generated through mainboard IPOs dipped slightly to just over Rs 52,000 crore in 2023 amid global volatility driven by rising interest rates and geopolitical risks, while the number of issues rose. Experts maintain a strong bullish outlook on the IPO market for 2024. Excluding LIC's blockbuster maiden public issue of Rs 20,557 crore in 2022, initial public offering (IPO) collection actually increased by 36 per cent this year. Notably, mid and small-cap companies were in flavor this year, given the considerable tailwind in the markets. The market environment for IPOs has been extremely robust in 2023, though the start of the year was tepid due to global headwinds. "A key reason for the strong interest in IPOs has been an increased focus on profitability and reasonable pricing of deals, at least relative to prevailing higher valuation multiples in listed peers. Another strong pillar of the Indian market ecosystem is the robust yet efficient regulatory framework," said ...

Suraj Estate IPO opens today: Price band at Rs 340 to Rs 360 per share

The shares of Suraj Estate Ltd are available at a premium of Rs 70 in the grey market on Monday, which is Rs 14 higher from its weekend GMP of Rs 56

Wager on IPOs exceeds Rs 1 trn; Doms subscribed 93x, India Shelter 37x

Another half a dozen IPOs open for subscription next week

Cryogenic tank maker Inox India IPO subscribed 2.78 times on debut

The Initial Public Offer (IPO) of cryogenic tank maker INOX India was subscribed 2.78 times on the first day of subscription on Thursday. The Rs 1,459.32 crore IPO received bids for 4,30,88,606 shares against 1,54,77,670 shares on offer, according to NSE data. The category for non-institutional investors received 4.56 times subscription and Retail Individual Investors (RIIs) portion got subscribed 3.59 times. The quota for Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) was subscribed 4 per cent. The IPO of up to 2,21,10,955 equity shares has a price range of Rs 627-660 a share. Inox India Ltd on Wednesday collected Rs 438 crore from anchor investors. Since the issue is completely an Offer for Sale (OFS), the Vadodara-based company will not receive any proceeds and all the funds will go to the selling shareholders. Inox India, one of the leading cryogenic tank manufacturers, has over 30 years of experience offering solutions across the design, engineering, manufacturing, and installation o

Auto component maker Happy Forgings to launch Rs 1,008 crore IPO on Dec 19

Auto components maker Happy Forgings Ltd on Thursday fixed a price band of Rs 808 to 850 per share for its Rs 1,008 crore-Initial Public Offering (IPO). The maiden public issue will open for subscription from December 1921, and the anchor book will be opened for a day on December 18. The IPO comprises a fresh issue of equity shares worth Rs 400 crore and an Offer For Sale (OFS) of up to 71.6 lakh shares by a promoter and a selling shareholder. Paritosh Kumar Garg (HUF) and India Business Excellence Fund III are the selling shareholders in the OFS. Proceeds from the fresh issue will be utilised towards the purchase of equipment, plants, and machinery, the payment of debt and a portion of the funds will also be used for general corporate purposes. Half of the issue size has been reserved for qualified institutional buyers, 35 per cent for retail investors, and the remaining 15 per cent for non-institutional buyers. Investors can bid for a minimum of 17 equity shares and in multiple

Inox India, DOMS Industries among 5 companies to crowd IPO lane this week

The IPO lane is getting crowded as five companies, including India Shelter Finance and DOMS Industries, have lined up public offers this week on favourable market conditions. The other three companies whose maiden public issues are slated to open are Inox Group entity Inox India, Jaipur-based retail jewellery company Motisons Jewellers and Mumbai-based Suraj Estate Developers, according to their Red Herring Prospectus (RHPs). Together, these companies are estimated to raise at least Rs 4,200 crore. This comes on the back of 10 companies successfully concluding their maiden public issues last month. The list included the IPO (Initial Public Offerings) of Tata Technologies, which was the first company from the Tata Group to float an initial share sale in nearly two decades. Tata Consultancy Services was the last IPO from the group in 2004. Overall, the Indian IPO market witnessed more than 44 issues that collected around Rs 35,000 crore in the current fiscal FY24 (till November).

Jamshedpur-based Kross files Rs 500 crore maiden IPO papers with Sebi

Kross Ltd -- a specialist in manufacturing forging components for top OEMs -- has filed preliminary papers with capital markets regulator Sebi to raise Rs 500 crore through an Initial Public Offering (IPO). The maiden public issue of the Jamshedpur-based company comprises a fresh issue of shares worth up to Rs 250 crore and an Offer for Sale (OFS) of shares aggregating up to Rs 250 crore by promoters, according to the Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) filed on Thursday. The OFS portion consists of equity shares to the tune of up to Rs 168 crore by Sudhir Rai and Rs 82 crore by Anita Rai. The company may undertake a pre-IPO placement of its securities worth up to Rs 50 crore. If such placement is undertaken, the fresh issue size will be reduced. Kross proposes to utilise the net proceeds of the fresh issue for the purchase of machinery and equipment, payment of debt, and funding the working capital requirements of the company. Besides, a portion will be used for general corporate

Rupee closes at new low of 83.38 vs $; most Asian currencies weaken

Rupee closed the day at 83.38 against the dollar as compared to previous close of 83.34 per dollar, which is also a previous closing low

Tata Technologies IPO: Check price band, bidding period, and other details

The Tata Technologies Ltd IPO includes a reserved 10 per cent quota for Tata Motors shareholders

Tata Technologies IPO: Details of public offer opening on November 22

The Tata Technologies IPO will be open for bidding from November 22, and will conclude November 24

Flurry of IPOs: 5 cos including Tata tech gear up to raise Rs 7,300 cr

The initial public offering (IPO) lane will be busy in November with five companies, including Tata Technologies and Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd, tapping the primary market next week to raise over Rs 7,300 crore collectively. The other three companies whose maiden public issues are ready to open are Fedbank Financial Services, Flair Writing Industries, and Gandhar Oil Refinery India. Together, these five companies are expected to fetch more than Rs 7,300 crore through the IPOs, data from the stock exchanges showed. Before this, three firms -- ASK Automotive, Protean eGov Technologies, and ESAF Small Finance Bank -- launched their public issues earlier this month. Further, IPOs of Honasa Consumer, which owns FMCG brands Mamaearth, and household products and stationery manufacturer Cello World concluded in the first week of the month. V Prashant Rao, Director & Head-ECM, Investment Banking at Anand Rathi Advisors, attributed several factors to the hectic IPO ...

Record number of small, medium-sized firms going public in India this year

So far in 2023, 184 firms have gone public in the South Asian nation, more than in any other full year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg

IPO filings remain robust in October despite recent turbulence in equities

August-October best period for DRHP filings in 2 years

Regulatory relook: Move to push firms away from in-house RTAs on the cards

Sebi looking to increase networth requirement, other measures; may float discussion paper

Entero Healthcare Solutions files draft papers with Sebi to introduce IPO

Healthcare products distributor Entero Healthcare Solutions has filed preliminary papers with capital markets regulator Sebi to mop-up funds through an Initial Public Offering (IPO). The IPO comprises a fresh issue of equity shares worth up to Rs 1,000 crore and an Offer For Sale (OFS) component of up to 85.57 lakh equity shares, according to the Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP), which was filed on Wednesday. According to investment banking sources, the IPO is expected to be worth Rs 1,000 crore. Those selling shares in OFS are promoters Prabhat Agrawal, Prem Sethi, and OrbiMed Asia III Mauritius Ltd, and other shareholders Chethan M P, Deepesh T Gala, Hemant Jose Barros, Hemant Jaggi, K R V S Varaprasad, K E Prakash and Lavu Sahadev. The company may also consider a pre-IPO placement aggregating up to Rs 200 crore, and if such a placement is completed, the size of the fresh issue will be reduced. Net proceeds from the fresh issue to the tune of Rs 123.67 crore will be used towa

SBFC IPO subscribed 6.3x on day 2, Concord Biotech IPO over half covered

At the top end, SBFC will be valued at Rs 6,066 crore on a post-dilution basis

SBI Mutual Fund listing off the focus, says chairman Dinesh Khara

SBI first revealed its intentions to take the mutual fund subsidiary public on December 15, 2021, with the aim of raising $1 billion