The initial public offer of Power Mech Projects, a power infrastructure services company, was subscribed 45 per cent on the second day of offer today.
The Rs 273-crore IPO received bids for 13.51 lakh shares against 29.88 lakh shares on offer, data available with the NSE showed.
The category reserved for qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) was subscribed 12 per cent, while non-institutional investors portion received 16 per cent subscription.
Retail investors' category was subscribed 77 per cent.
The IPO would close tomorrow.
Power Mech is the tenth company to hit the capital markets this year.
The overall public issue comprises 42,69,000 equity shares (including anchor portion of 12,80,700 shares).
The price band for the issue has been fixed at Rs 615-640 per share.
Based on the price band, the company could garner between Rs 262.5 crore and Rs 273.2 crore through its initial share sale programme.
The firm has raised Rs 82 crore from anchor investors.
The proceeds of the issue would be utilised towards expanding the company's presence globally and to meet working capital requirements.
Kotak Mahindra Capital, IIFL Holdings and Motilal Oswal Investment Advisors will manage the company's IPO.
Power Mech is engaged in three business verticals, including erection, testing and commissioning of boilers, turbines and generators and balance of plant (BOP) for power sector, operation and maintenance and civil works which include construction jobs for the main plant and BOP requirements.
So far in 2015, nine firms have mobilised nearly Rs 4,400 crore through IPOs, higher than funds raised in the preceding two years.
