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Visual Effects (VFX) firm Identical Brains Studios on Thursday said it is gearing up to raise Rs 20 crore through an initial public offering (IPO) on December 18. The announcement comes after NSE Emerge granted in-principle approval for the IPO earlier this month. The three-day public issue will conclude on December 20, the company announced. The Mumbai-headquartered company's public issue will comprise a fresh issuance of 36.94 lakh equity shares with a face value of Rs 10 each. Proceeds from the IPO will be utilized to expand and enhance the company's operations. This includes renovating the existing office and studio in Andheri, establishing a new branch office in Lucknow, and setting up a Color Grading Digital Intermediate (DI) and Sound Studio at a new branch office in Andheri. Additionally, the funds will be used to purchase essential equipment such as computers, storage systems, and software to upgrade existing facilities. The remaining portion of the proceeds will be alloc
Transrail Lighting Ltd is gearing up to launch its public offering on December 19, featuring a fresh issuance of equity shares worth Rs 400 crore. Apart from the fresh issue, the initial public offering (IPO) comprised an offer for sale of 1.01 crore equity shares by promoter Ajanma Holdings Private Limited, according to the red herring prospectus (RHP). At present, Ajanma Holdings holds an 83.22 per cent stake in the Mumbai-based company. The initial share sale will open for public subscription from December 19-23. The bidding for anchor investors will open for a day on December 18, the RHP showed. Proceeds from the fresh issue will be used to fund incremental working capital requirements, support capital expenditure and for general corporate purposes. Transrail Lighting is one of the leading Indian engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) companies with a primary focus on power transmission and distribution business and integrated manufacturing facilities for lattice ...
Steel products maker Shri Balaji Valve Components on Friday said it has fixed a price band of Rs 95-100 per share for its Initial Public Offering (IPO). The issue will open for public subscription on December 27 and conclude on December 29, the company said in a statement. The public issue is entirely a fresh issue of 21.6 lakh equity shares, it said. At the upper end of the prices, the company aims to raise about Rs 21.60 crore from the public issue. The company's shares are scheduled on the BSE-SME segment. The sole book-running lead manager to the issue is Hem Securities Ltd, while Bigshare Services is the registrar for the IPO. Proceeds from the issue will be utilised in funding capital expenditure towards the installation of additional plants and machines, meeting working capital requirements, and general corporate purposes. Pune-based Shri Balaji Valve Components is into manufacturing of valve components for industries like power, construction, oil and gas, and pharma.
Integrated pharmaceutical company Innova Captab on Monday fixed a price band of Rs 426-448 per share for its Rs 570-crore initial public offering (IPO). The issue will open on December 21, and conclude on December 26, the company said. The maiden public issue comprises a fresh issue of equity shares worth up to Rs 320 crore and an offer-for-sale (OFS) of up to 55.80 lakh equity shares by promoters and selling shareholders. Those selling shares in the OFS are -- Manoj Kumar Lohariwala, Vinay Kumar Lohariwala, and Gian Parkash Aggarwal. At the upper end of the price band, the IPO is likely to fetch Rs 570 crore. Proceeds from fresh issuance worth Rs 144.40 crore will be utilised for debt payment, Rs 23.60 crore for investment in the subsidiary UML, and Rs 72 crore for funding working capital requirements. Besides, a portion will be used for general corporate purposes. Half of the issue has been reserved for qualified institutional buyers, 35 per cent for retail investors and the .
Paytm's pre-IPO investors, which include likes of Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathway, SoftBank, Elevation Capital and Alibaba, do not seem to be in a hurry to exit the company as they continue to believe in its long-term prospect, analysts said. On Tuesday, 86 per cent of Paytm's shares became free to trade after end of lock-in period but that had a minimal impact on the stock. Market participants have been speculating on Paytm, post expiry of lock-in for pre-IPO investors. "Paytm's lock-in expiry had no impact on the share price as the company's robust performance continues to impress investors." Avinash Gorakshakar, Director, Research, Profitmart Securities, said about Paytm. Paytm's pre-IPO investors like Warren Buffet, SoftBank, Elevation Capital, Alibaba are long-term investors. SoftBank's Masayoshi Son is reportedly not in a hurry to exit from its investments like Paytm, PB Fintech, Delhivery. The investor doesn't want to trigger panic selling. Rahul Sharma, co-founder, Equi