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Wakefit files DRHP to raise Rs 468 Cr via fresh issue

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Wakefit files DRHP to raise Rs 468 Cr via fresh issue
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Wakefit, a home and sleep solutions brand, has filed its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday. The IPO includes a fresh issue of equity shares worth Rs 468 crore (approximately $55 million) and an offer for sale (OFS) of 5.84 crore equity shares, according to the DRHP. Peak XV is set to offload nearly 2.5 crore shares, making up around 48.8% of the total offer for sale (OFS). Verlinvest and Investcorp Growth will divest 1 crore and 54.5 lakh shares, respectively. Other participants in the OFS include Redwood Trust, SAI Global, Paramark Fund, and others. Its co-founders, Ankit Garg and Chaitanya Ramalingegowda, will collectively sell 1.21 crore shares in the offer for sale. As per the DRHP, Peak XV is the largest external stakeholder with a 22.7% stake, followed by Verlinvest and Investcorp, which hold 9.89% and 9.39%, respectively. SAI Global Investment owns 5.35%, while Elevation Capital and Paramark Fund hold 4.73% and 1.65%. Among the promoters, Ankit Garg holds the largest share at 33.38%, followed by Chaitanya Ramalingegowda with a 10.09% stake. Wakefit plans to list its shares on both the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). The IPO will be managed by Axis Capital, IIFL Capital, and Nomura, who are acting as the book-running lead managers. According to the DRHP, the net proceeds from the fresh issue will be utilized for setting up new stores, leases and licenses, marketing, and other general corporate purposes. In the first nine months of FY25, the company reported revenue of Rs 971 crore with a net loss of Rs 8.8 crore. Wakefit generated 54.78% of its revenue through its own channels, while the remainder came from marketplaces and multi-brand outlets (MBOs). Mattresses were the top revenue contributor, followed by furniture and furnishings.

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Capillary Technologies files DRHP; to raise Rs 430 Cr via fresh issue

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Capillary Technologies files DRHP; to raise Rs 430 Cr via fresh issue Loyalty management firm Capillary Technologies has filed its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday. The IPO includes a fresh issue of equity shares worth Rs 430 crore (approximately $50 million) and an offer for sale (OFS) of 1.83 crore equity shares, according to the DRHP. Earlier this month, the Bengaluru-based firm received the board nod for its planned Rs 2,250 crore or $265 million Initial Public Offering. Capillary Technologies International Pte. Ltd will offload approximately 77.6%, or 1.43 crore shares, of the total OFS. Other participants in the OFS include Ronal Holdings, Trudy Holdings, Filter Capital, and individual shareholders such as Sripathi Venkata Ramana Reddy, Harminder Sahni, Adarsh Reddy, Sudhakar Reddy, Sripathi Damodar Reddy, and Manjunath Nanjaiah. As per the DRHP, Capillary Technologies International Pte Ltd, the promoter, holds a 65.47% stake in the company. Ronal Holdings and AVP Fund (Avataar Ventures) follow with holdings of 7.53% and 5.51%. Trudy Holdings and Filter Capital India own 4.49% and 3.66%, respectively. Capillary Technologies plans to list its shares on both the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). The IPO will be managed by JM Financial, IIFL Capital, and Nomura Financial Advisory, who are acting as the book-running lead managers. According to the DRHP, the net proceeds from the fresh issue will be utilized for cloud infrastructure costs, research, design, development, and other general corporate purposes. In the previous fiscal year ended March 2025, the company recorded a 14% year-on-year growth in its revenue to Rs 598 crore, up from Rs 525 crore in FY24. It also posted a net profit of Rs 14.1 crore in FY25, compared to a loss of Rs 68.3 crore in FY24.

Ampere's parent Greaves Electric files DRHP for Rs 1,000 Cr IPO

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Ampere's parent Greaves Electric files DRHP for Rs 1,000 Cr IPO
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Greaves Electric, the parent of EV maker Ampere, has filed its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the Security Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for an initial public offering (IPO) on Monday. The firm has proposed to raise funds through a fresh issue of equity shares aggregating up to Rs 1,000 crore (approximately $119 million) and an offer for sale (OFS) of up to 18.94 crore equity shares, according to the DRHP. Greaves Cotton Limited (the prompter shareholder) will divest 8.5% of its holding in the offer for sale (OFS) while Abdul Latif Jameel Green Mobility will offload 39.54% of its share from Ampere. The price band and minimum lot size will be decided in consultation with the book-running lead managers shortly through the book-building process. Motilal Oswal, IIFL Capital, and JM Financial will be Ampere's lead book-running managers. According to the DRHP, before the offer for sale (OFS), Greaves Cotton Limited (promoter) held 62.48% of the stake while Abdul Latif Jameel Green Mobility Solutions DMCC commands 34.44% in Ampere. For the quarter ending in September 2024, Ampere reported Rs 302 crore in revenue from operations with a loss of Rs 107 crore. In the previous fiscal year (FY24), Ampere experienced a 46% decline in revenue in FY24, with scooter sales plummeting by nearly 60%. Moreover, the company's losses widened more than 10X to Rs 215 crore, driven by the significant decline in scale. In August, Ola Electric, an EV manufacturer, filed its IPO and raised Rs 6,145 crore through a fresh issue. The company offered shares in a price band of Rs 72-76, which are now trading at Rs 94 (as of 11:30 AM), giving it a market capitalization of Rs 41,488 crore ($4.93 billion). Meanwhile, another EV maker, Ather, has filed its DRHP for a fresh issue of Rs 3,100 crore and is expected to launch its IPO soon.

Amagi files DRHP for Rs 1,020 Cr fresh issue; Accel, Norwest, PI to sell shares in OFS

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Amagi files DRHP for Rs 1,020 Cr fresh issue; Accel, Norwest, PI to sell shares in OFS
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Amagi files DRHP for Rs 1,020 Cr fresh issue; Accel, Norwest, PI to sell shares in OFS Amagi plans to raise Rs 1,020 crore through a fresh issue of equity shares, while existing investors will offload up to 3.4 crore shares via an Offer for Sale (OFS). Cloud-based SaaS platform Amagi Media Labs has filed its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with SEBI, marking a key step toward its public market debut. According to the DHRP, Accel, Norwest Venture Partners, Avataar Ventures, PI Opportunities Funds, and others are part of the OFS. Accel, through two entities, Accel India VI and Accel Growth VI will divest over 60 lakhs shares while Norwest Ventures and PI Fund are looking to sell 79 lakhs and 99 lakhs shares respectively in OFS. Avataar’s AVP I Fund will also offload nearly 18 lakhs shares. Trudy Holdings, Prem Gupta, Rahul Garg, Rajesh Ramaiah and other individual shareholders will also participate in the partial exit during the offer for sale. Founded in 2008, Amagi provides cloud-native solutions for broadcast and streaming TV platforms, enabling content owners to launch, distribute and monetize live linear channels globally. The company counts global media brands and FAST (Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV) platforms as clients, with the U.S. being its largest market. The IPO proceeds from the fresh issue will be deployed toward strategic investments in technology and product development, business expansion, and general corporate purposes. The company is also considering a pre-IPO placement of up to Rs 204 crore, which would reduce the size of the fresh issue accordingly. Amagi converted into a public company in May this year in preparation for the listing. The IPO is being managed by a consortium of banks, including Kotak Mahindra Capital, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, IIFL Capital, and Avendus. As per the DRHP filings, Amagi’s has recorded a 32% year-on-year increase in its revenue to Rs 1,163 crore in FY25 from Rs 879 crore in FY24. With the decent growth, the company has managed to reduce its losses by 72% to Rs 68.7 crore in FY25, compared to Rs 245 crore in FY24. According to startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, SaaS unicorn Amagi has raised approximately $340 million to date from prominent investors such as Premji Invest, Accel, General Atlantic, and others. Indian SaaS companies are making headlines with ambitious IPO plans amid strong sector growth.

Bluestone files DRHP for Rs 1,000 Cr IPO; Saama, Kalaari to exit

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Bluestone files DRHP for Rs 1,000 Cr IPO; Saama, Kalaari to exit
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Omnichannel jewellery retailer Bluestone has filed its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the Security Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday. The firm has proposed to raise funds through a fresh issue of equity shares aggregating up to Rs 1,000 crore (approximately $119 million) and an offer for sale (OFS) of up to 2.398 crore equity shares, according to the DRHP. Accel Capital will divest 14.6% of its holding in the offer for sale (OFS) while Iron Pillar and Sunil Kant Munjal will offload 31.9% and 51.6%, respectively. Samma Capital, Ivycap Ventures, and Kalaari Capital will take a complete exit from the company in OFS. The fresh issue and OFS will be allotted at a face value of Re 1 while the company will decide the price band and minimum lot band in consultation with the book-running lead managers shortly. According to the DRHP, Accel Capital is the largest external stakeholder with 12.25% followed by Sunil Kant Munjal (Hero Enterprise) and Kalaari Capital and MIH Investment which hold 5.65%, 5.15%, and 4.43%, respectively. Peak XV, Iron Pillar, Steadview, and Kamath Associates are some other notable investors in Bluestone. Axis Capital, IIFL Capital, Kotak, and Kfintech are the book-running lead managers of the issue. In September, Bluestone launched a pre-IPO funding round worth Rs 900 crore. According to data from TheKredible, the company’s post-money valuation reached approximately Rs 7,750 crore ($922 million) after the latest tranche from the company’s founder and CEO Gaurav Singh Kushwaha. For the quarter ending in June 2024, Bluestone reported Rs 348.2 crore in revenue from operations with a loss of Rs 59.2 crore in the same period. In the previous fiscal year (FY24), Bluestone achieved a 64% year-on-year growth in revenue, increasing to Rs 1,266 crore from Rs 771 crore in FY23. During the same period, the firm reduced its losses by 15%, bringing them down to Rs 142 crore in FY24. Bluestone provides jewellery collections for both men and women, available through its website and network of offline stores. According to the DRHP, it operates over 203 stores across 86 cities.

Exclusive: Captain Fresh to raise Rs 1,700 Cr via fresh issue in IPO

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Exclusive: Captain Fresh to raise Rs 1,700 Cr via fresh issue in IPO
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Exclusive: Captain Fresh to raise Rs 1,700 Cr via fresh issue in IPO B2B seafood supply chain startup Captain Fresh is set to raise Rs 1,700 crore (about $200 million) through a fresh issue of shares as part of its upcoming initial public offering (IPO). The Tiger Global-backed company is reportedly eyeing a total issue size of $350-400 million, including an offer for sale (OFS). According to regulatory filings accessed by Entrackr, the company’s board approved a special resolution earlier this month to issue equity shares worth up to Rs 1,700 crore in a fresh issue. The move comes close on the heels of its transition into a public limited company, which Entrackr had exclusively reported in July. The filings further indicate that Captain Fresh is in the process of submitting its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). The company’s shares will be listed on both the BSE and NSE following regulatory approvals. Captain Fresh declined to comment on the story. Founded in 2020 by Utham Gowda, Captain Fresh is a multi-species, multi-geography seafood company that orchestrates transactions among various stakeholders in the seafood ecosystem. According to the startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, Captain Fresh has raised over $200 million to date, including a $30 million pre-IPO round in January this year from Prosus, Accel, Tiger Global, and others. Matrix Partners, Accel, Tiger Global, Ankur Capital, and Prosus are some notable investors for Captain Fresh. While the company has yet to disclose its FY25 numbers, Captain Fresh’s gross revenue (GMV) rose 71% to Rs 1,395 crore in FY24 from Rs 817 crore in FY23. The company also reduced its net loss by 22% to Rs 229 crore in the same period.

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