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Mukka Proteins, which manufactures fish meal, fish oil, and fish soluble paste, has received capital markets regulator Sebi's go-ahead to raise funds through an initial public offering (IPO). The IPO is an entirely fresh issue of up to 8 crore equity shares, according to the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP). The company, which had refiled its draft IPO papers with the regulator in June, obtained an observation letter from it on October 30, an update with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) showed on Tuesday. In Sebi's parlance, obtaining an observation letter means the regulator's nod to float the public issue. Going by the draft papers, the company proposes to utilize up to Rs 120 crore towards working capital requirements, up to Rs 10 crore for investment in its associate, Ento Proteins Pvt Ltd, for funding its working capital requirements besides a portion will be used for general corporate purposes. According to market sources, the IPO size could be anywhere .
The Initial Public Offering (IPO) of auto ancillary player ASK Automotive received 38 per cent subscription on the first day of share sale on Tuesday. The initial share sale received bids for 78,51,155 shares against 2,06,99,974 shares on offer, as per NSE data. The portion for Retail Individual Investors (RIIs) was subscribed 56 per cent while the quota for non-institutional investors received 41 per cent subscription. The category for Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) got 3 per cent subscription. The IPO is an Offer For Sale (OFS) of 2,95,71,390 equity shares by promoters -- Kuldip Singh Rathee and Vijay Rathee. Since the IPO is completely an OFS, the entire proceeds will go to shareholders divesting their shares. The issue has a price band of Rs 268-282 per equity share. At the upper end of the price band, the IPO is expected to fetch Rs 833.91 crore. ASK Automotive on Monday said it has mobilised a little over Rs 250 crore from anchor investors. Gurugram-based ASK Autom
The initial public offer (IPO) of Protean eGov Technologies was subscribed 3.21 times on Day 2 of subscription on Tuesday. The IPO received bids for 1,40,49,126 shares against 43,78,700 shares on offer, according to NSE data. The category for non-institutional investors was subscribed 6.23 times while the quota for Retail Individual Investors (RIIs) received 3.88 times subscription. The portion for Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) was subscribed 7 per cent. The IPO of Protean eGov Technologies received a full subscription on the first day of the share sale on Monday. Protean eGov Technologies (formerly known as NSDL E-Governance Infrastructure) on Friday said it has mobilized a little over Rs 143 crore from anchor investors. The public issue is purely an offer of sale (OFS) by existing shareholders. The OFS size has been reduced to 61.91 lakh equity shares from 1.28 crore equity shares planned earlier. Since the IPO is completely an OFS, the entire proceeds will go to the se
The qualified institutional buyer portion of the issue was subscribed 11.5 times, with over 80 per cent of the bids coming from overseas investors
Shares of pharmaceutical ingredient maker Blue Jet Healthcare Ltd on Wednesday ended with a premium of over 19 per cent against the issue price of Rs 346. At the NSE, shares of the company listed at Rs 380, rallying 9.82 per cent from the issue price. During the day it jumped 20.79 per cent to Rs 417.95 before settling at Rs 413.25, posting a rise of 19.43 per cent. The stock began the trade at Rs 359.90, registering a gain of 4 per cent on the BSE. Shares of the company ended at Rs 395.85, rallying 14.40 per cent. The company commanded a market valuation of Rs 6,866.63 crore. The Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Blue Jet Healthcare was subscribed 7.95 times on the final day of subscription on Friday. The Rs 840.27-crore IPO had a price range of Rs 329-346 a share. The Mumbai-based firm, which operates under the brand name of Blue Jet, is offering niche products targeted towards innovator pharmaceutical companies and multinational generic pharmaceutical companies. Its business m
Auto ancillary player ASK Automotive is set to launch its Initial Public Offering (IPO) on November 7, which will be the third maiden public issue to hit the market this month. This will be the third such issue opening in November after ESAF Small Finance Bank and Protean eGov Technologies. ASK Automotive's IPO is completely an Offer For Sale (OFS) of 2,95,71,390 equity shares by promoters Kuldip Singh Rathee and Vijay Rathee. The offer will close on November 9 and the anchor book of the offer will open on November 6, according to the Red Herring Prospectus (RHP). Since the IPO is completely an OFS, the entire proceeds will go to the selling shareholders and the company will not receive any funds from the issue. Gurugram-based ASK Automotive is one of the largest manufacturers of brake-shoe and advanced braking systems for two-wheelers in India. The company has clients including TVS Motor Company Ltd, Hero MotoCorp, Greaves Electric Mobility and Bajaj Auto. JM Financial Ltd, Axis
Protean eGov Technologies (formerly known as NSDL E-Governance Infrastructure) on Wednesday fixed a price band of Rs 752-792 per share for its Rs 490-crore initial public offering. The maiden public issue that will open for subscription on November 6, will conclude on November 8 and the anchor book of the offer will be opened for a day on November 3, the company said in a statement. The public issue is purely an offer-for-sale (OFS) by existing shareholders. The OFS size has been reduced to 61.91 lakh equity shares from 1.28 crore equity shares planned earlier. Also, the offer includes a reservation of 1.5 lakh equity shares for the company's employees at a discount of Rs 75 per share to the final offer price. Those offering shares in the OFS are -- IIFL Special Opportunities Funds, NSE Investments, Administrator of the Specified Undertaking of the Unit Trust of India, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, Deutsche Bank AG, Punjab National Bank, and Union Bank of India. At the upper end of the pr
Three companies -- Muthoot Microfin, Flair Writing Industries, and Happy Forgings -- have received capital market regulator Sebi's approval to raise funds through initial public offerings (IPOs). The three companies, which filed their respective preliminary IPO papers with Sebi during July and August, obtained the regulator's observation letters on October 23-27, an update with the markets watchdog showed on Monday. In Sebi's parlance, obtaining an observation letter means it is the go-ahead to launch the public issue. Shares of these companies are proposed to be listed on the NSE and BSE. As per the draft papers, Muthoot Microfin's public issue will comprise a fresh issue worth up to Rs 950 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) to the tune of Rs 400 crore. Through the OFS route, various stakeholders plan to offload shares worth Rs 400 crore. While Greater Pacific Capital WIV Ltd proposes to offload equities worth up to Rs 100 crore, Thomas John Muthoot, Thomas Muthoot and Thomas Geor
The Initial Public Offering (IPO) of city gas distribution company IRM Energy was subscribed 4.36 times on the second day of the offer on Thursday. The Rs 545.40 crore-initial share sale received bids for 3,32,69,235 shares against 76,24,800 shares on offer, as per data available on the NSE. The category for non-institutional investors was subscribed 9.08 times while the quota for Retail Individual Investors (RIIs) received 4.36 times subscription and the portion for Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) got subscribed 1.18 times. The IPO is a fresh issue of up to 1.08 crore equity shares. The offer is in the price range of Rs 480-505 per share. IRM Energy Ltd on Tuesday said it has raised over Rs 160 crore from anchor investors. Proceeds from the issue to the tune of Rs 307.26 crore will be used to fund capital expenditure requirements for the development of the city gas distribution network at Namakkal and Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu and Rs 135 crore for payment of debt. Besi
Realty firm Signature Global on Thursday reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 7.18 crore for the first quarter of this fiscal year on higher expenses. Gurugram-based Signature Global had logged a net profit of Rs 32.78 crore in the year-ago period, according to a regulatory filing. Total income also declined to Rs 178.9 crore in April-June 2023-24 from Rs 559.01 crore in the corresponding period of the previous year. This is the first quarterly result announced by the company after getting listed on stock exchanges recently. Last month, Signature Global successfully launched its Initial Public Offer (IPO). The total size of the IPO was Rs 730 crore, with a fresh issue of shares worth Rs 603 crore and an offer-for-sale (OFS) of Rs 127 crore. The public issue was subscribed 11.88 times.
IRM Energy on Wednesday announced a price band of Rs 480-505 per share for its initial public offering that will open for subscription on October 18. The Initial Public Offering (IPO), through which the company aims to raise up to Rs 545 crore, will close on October 20. It has a fresh issue of up to 1.08 crore equity shares. Karan Kaushal, the chief executive of the company, said, it plans to use about Rs 307.26 crore from the issue proceeds for funding capital expenditure requirements for developing the city gas distribution network in Namakkal and Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu in the coming years. He also said that Rs 135 crore would be used for prepayment or repayment of some of the outstanding borrowings of the company and for general corporate purposes. The company will mobilise Rs 518.4 crore and Rs 545.4 crore at the lower and upper end of the price band, respectively. The offer also includes reservation for subscription by eligible employees, and a discount of Rs 48 per
Urban Company will sharpen its focus on Tier 2 markets in India as its foray into 40 such cities has yielded promising outcomes, and the firm is close to announcing a JV in Saudi Arabia, its CEO and co-founder Abhiraj Singh Bhal said on Wednesday. Bhal said Urban Company, the marketplace for home services, would like to go for an IPO "at the right time", and while internal preparations have started, there are no firm timelines for hitting the public markets. "We would definitely like to go public at the right time. Internal preparations have started, but I can't put a firm timeline...I think we are still some distance away, but we would like to be ready," Bhal said. Bhal termed IPO as an important milestone for Urban Company. "...We certainly want to be profitable when we go public, and it will happen at the right time," he said. The company on Wednesday launched its range of fully 'Made in India' smart RO water purifiers - marking its foray into the branded water purifiers space.
Krystal Integrated Services has filed preliminary papers with Sebi to mobilise funds through an initial public offering (IPO). The IPO comprises fresh issuance of equity shares worth Rs 175 crore and an offer-for-sale (OFS) of 17.5 lakh shares by promoter Krystal Family Holdings Pvt Ltd, according to the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) uploaded on Sebi's website last week. Krystal Family Holdings owns 100 per cent stake in the company. Proceeds from the fresh issue will be utilised for debt payment, supporting working capital requirements, fund capital expenditure for purchase of new machinery and for general corporate purposes. Krystal is a leading integrated facilities management services company with a focus on healthcare, education, public administration, airports, railways and metro infrastructure, and retail sectors. Also, it provides staffing solutions and payroll management to customers, as well as private security and manned guarding services and catering services. I
The Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Plaza Wires was subscribed 27.78 times on the second day of subscription on Tuesday. The IPO received bids for 26,37,76,020 shares against 94,96,114 shares on offer, as per data available with the NSE. The category for Retail Individual Investors (RIIs) was subscribed 118.24 times while the quota for non-institutional investors received 53.06 times subscription and the portion for Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) got subscribed 42 per cent. The offer is a fresh issue of up to 1,32,00,158 equity shares. The price range for the offer is Rs 51-54 a share. The company is in the business of manufacturing, marketing and selling wires, aluminium cables and fast-moving electrical goods like electric fans and water heaters. Plaza Wires has raised Rs 20 crore from anchor investors. Pantomath Capital Advisors is the manager to the offer. The equity shares of the company are proposed to be listed on the BSE and NSE.
The Initial Public Offering (IPO) of pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing firm Valiant Laboratories received 29.75 times subscription on the last day of bidding on Tuesday. The initial share sale received bids for 22,68,13,020 shares against 76,23,030 shares on offer, according to an update available with the NSE. The portion for non-institutional investors was subscribed 73.63 times while the quota for qualified institutional buyers received 20.83 times subscription. Retail individual investors portion got subscribed 16.05 times. The IPO was an entirely fresh issuance of up to 1.08 crore equity shares. Price range for the offer was Rs 133-140 a share. Proceeds of the issue will be utilised to set up a manufacturing facility for speciality chemicals in Gujarat through its subsidiary -- Valiant Advanced Sciences Private Ltd -- and to meet the working capital requirements of the subsidiary company. Valiant Laboratories is an active pharmaceutical ingredient or bulk drug manufactu
Public sector firm WAPCOS Ltd has decided to shelve its plan for an Initial Public Offering (IPO), through which the government was looking to divest shares. The maiden public issue was slated to be a complete Offer For Sale (OFS) of up to 32,500,000 equity shares by the promoter, Government of India. The company had filed its preliminary papers for the proposed IPO on September 26, 2022 with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi). However, the issue was withdrawn on September 21, 2023, an update with the markets regulator showed on Tuesday. The reasons for the withdrawal were not disclosed. WAPCOS provides consultancy, and engineering, procurement and construction services in the field of water, power and infrastructure sectors. It comes under the Ministry of Jal Shakti. Also, the company provides its services abroad, particularly in South Asia and across Africa in the fields of dam and reservoir engineering, irrigation and flood control. The company's revenue from ..