Smartworks Coworking Spaces, which plans to launch IPO on July 10, has said that the company's total debt stood at Rs 382 crore at the end of April. Gurugram-based Smartworks currently has 48 operational centres with over 1.9 lakh seating capacities. "Our total outstanding borrowings as on April 30, 2025, were Rs 3,819.67 million, on a consolidated basis," the company said in a Red Herring Prospectus (RHP) filed with SEBI. Smartworks will hit the capital market on July 10 to launch its Initial Public Offering (IPO). The issue will close on July 14. The company has revised its IPO size downward. The size of the fresh issue has been reduced to Rs 445 crore from the earlier planned Rs 550 crore, while the Offer For Sale (OFS) by promoters has been cut to 33.79 lakh shares from 67.59 lakh shares. Out of the total proceeds from the fresh issue of shares, the company will use Rs 226 crore for capital expenditure related to the fit-outs in new centres and security deposits for these ne
About Rs 226 crore from the total proceeds will be used for capital expenditure related to the fit-outs in new centres and security deposits for these new centres
A flex property, short for flexible property, is a hybrid of office and industrial space. It can be used as an office, retail space or warehouse
For Smartworks, the non-IT and IT services already account for 54% of their business. This is far higher than the broader real estate market, where they account for 40% of the inventor
Smartworks, which provides flexible office space, has taken on lease 56,000 square feet area in Ahmedabad to open its new centre as demand for flexible workspace from corporates rises in tier II cities. The company in a statement said it has forayed into Ahemdabad market and has taken over 56,000 square feet of office space on lease at Nehru Nagar in Ahmedabad. The new centre will open in March. Smartworks is one of the leading players in the managed office space market with a portfolio of over 7 million square feet. With expansion in Ahmedabad, the company now has presence in 12 cities. Neetish Sarda, Founder of Smartworks, said, "We are witnessing huge demand from MNCs across sectors for office spaces in these high-growth markets owing to employee flexibility and value-priced spaces with a plethora of services and amenities." After Jaipur and Indore, this is the company's third tier-II city addition to its portfolio this fiscal. "Our expansion to Ahmedabad is in line with offe
Smartworks' revenues have increased three-fold, and it aims to reach the Rs 1,000 crore revenue milestone in 2022
They are using the interregnum to expand and to negotiate cheaper real estate deals to add seating capacity
Several projects already under discussion, firm is also offering clients option to downsize or upsize across the geographies they operate in
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