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The Initial Public Offering (IPO) of wires and cables manufacturer R R Kabel was subscribed 1.39 times on the second day of bidding on Thursday. The Rs 1,964 crore IPO received bids for 1,85,71,364 shares against 1,33,17,737 shares on offer, as per NSE data. The category for non-institutional investors received 2.1 times subscription, while the quota for Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) got subscribed 1.65 times. The portion for Retail Individual Investors (RIIs) was subscribed 95 per cent. The IPO has a fresh issue of up to Rs 180 crore and an offer for sale of up to 17,236,808 equity shares. The IPO has a price range of Rs 983-1,035 per share. R R Kabel's IPO was subscribed 25 per cent on the first day of bidding on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the TPG-backed firm said it mobilised Rs 585.62 crore from anchor investors. The company runs five manufacturing units -- one cable and wire unit each at Waghodia in Gujarat and at Silvassa in Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and a commercial lig
TPG Capital-backed wires and cables manufacturer RR Kabel Ltd has received capital markets regulator Sebi's go-ahead to raise funds through an Initial Public Offering (IPO). The IPO comprises a fresh issue of equity shares aggregating up to Rs 225 crore and an Offer For Sale (OFS) of over 1.72 crore equity shares by promoters and other shareholders, according to the Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP). The company, which filed draft IPO papers with the regulator in May, obtained its observations letter on August 24, an update with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) showed on Tuesday. In Sebi's parlance, obtaining its observation letter means its clearance to float the public issue. According to the draft papers, Mahendrakumar Rameshwarlal Kabra, Hemant Mahendrakumar Kabra, Sumeet Mahendrakumar Kabra, Kabel Buildcon Solutions Pvt Ltd, and Ram Ratna Wires Ltd are selling shares in the OFS. Apart from these, US-based private equity firm TPG Capital, which holds a 21 pe