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Kalaari, Iron Pillar offload Bluestone stakes worth Rs 443 Cr in 2024

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Kalaari, Iron Pillar offload Bluestone stakes worth Rs 443 Cr in 2024
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Bluestone Jewellery and Lifestyle facilitated secondary share transactions worth Rs 443 crore between February and September 2024, allowing early investors to partially exit and late-stage institutional funds to enter ahead of its upcoming IPO, according to its Red Herring Prospectus (RHP). Iron Pillar Fund and Kalaari Capital offloaded part of their stake to 360 One, Peak XV, and Steadview Capital via off-market deals. In February 2024, Iron Pillar sold 3.26 lakh shares to 360 One Large Value Fund for Rs 103 crore, valuing Bluestone at Rs 3,149 per share. In September, Kalaari executed two back-to-back secondary sales, where on September 02, it transferred 4.07 lakh shares to Peak XV Partners for Rs 220 crore, and later on September 26, it sold 2.22 lakh shares to Steadview Capital for Rs 120 crore. Both deals were priced at Rs 5,403 per share. These secondary transactions were already disclosed in the company’s DRHP filed in December 2024. Bluestone is reportedly targeting a valuation of around Rs 7,800 crore in its upcoming initial public offering (IPO). In the updated RHP, Bluestone revised its IPO size, where it trimmed the fresh issue to Rs 820 crore from Rs 1,000 crore, and reduced the Offer for Sale to 1.39 crore shares from 2.4 crore shares. Investors including Accel, Saama Capital, Kalaari Capital, Iron Pillar, and Sunil Kant Munjal (Hero Enterprise) are part-exiting via the public offer. Founded in 2011 by Gaurav Singh Kushwaha, Bluestone operates 275 stores across over 80 cities and reported Rs 1,770 crore in revenue in FY25, a 40% YoY jump. At the same time, its losses widened 56% to Rs 218 crore. The IPO opens on August 11, with anchor bidding on August 8. Axis Capital, Kotak Mahindra Capital, and IIFL Capital are managing the issue.

CaratLane posts Rs 883 Cr revenue in Q4 FY25

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CaratLane posts Rs 883 Cr revenue in Q4 FY25
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Omnichannel jewellery brand CaratLane recorded 23% year-on-year growth during the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year. Moreover, its EBIT reached Rs 70 crore during the same period. CaratLane's total income (excluding bullion and digital gold sales) surged to Rs 883 crore in Q4 FY25, up from Rs 717 crore in Q4 FY24. These figures were reported in Titan’s quarterly results, sourced from the National Stock Exchange (NSE). The studded jewellery category posted a 19% growth, while other segments—including gold jewellery, gold coins, and others—registered a higher growth of 44% during the same period. According to the company's press release, CaratLane added 17 new stores in India, bringing the total to 322 stores across 139 cities. During the quarter ending March 2025, CaratLane had one international store in New Jersey, United States. With a 22% growth in brand searches, CaratLane’s EBIT stood at Rs 70 crore during Q4 FY25, with a margin of 7.9%. Notably, Titan's total jewellery business, including Tanishq and Mia, grew by 25% to Rs 11,232 crore in Q4 FY25. Its domestic (India) business grew by 23% to Rs 10,845 crore during the same period. During FY25, CaratLane posted a 24% year-on-year increase in revenue, rising to Rs 3,583 crore from Rs 2,889 crore in FY24. However, its earnings before tax (EBT) stood at Rs 296 crore, recording a margin of 8.3% for the same period. CaratLane directly competes with Bluestone, Giva, and Melorra. Last month, Bluestone secured approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for its initial public offering (IPO), as the firm plans to raise Rs 1,000 crore through a fresh issue of equity shares.

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