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ESDS Software sets IPO price band at Rs 408-429 per share
ESDS Software Solution has set a price band of Rs 408 to Rs 429 per share for its Rs 720 crore initial public offering. The subscription opens on 28 August and closes on 1 September, with anchor investor bidding on 27 August. Shares will list on the BSE and NSE on 4 September.
The IPO is entirely a fresh issue with no offer-for-sale component. The company plans to use Rs 576 crore of the net proceeds to buy and install cloud computing equipment for its data centres during FY27 and FY28. At the upper price end, the issue implies a market capitalisation of about Rs 5,028 crore.
Of the issue, 50 per cent is reserved for qualified institutional buyers, 15 per cent for non-institutional investors, and 35 per cent for retail investors. DAM Capital Advisors and Systematix Corporate Services are the book-running lead managers.
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The two reports match factually on the IPO price band, dates, and use of proceeds, a reflection of the regulatory disclosure format that leaves little room for editorial variation. Livemint leads with investor names and the increased issue size, while BusinessLine foregrounds the revenue and profit figures from fiscal 2026, adding the market capitalisation implied at the upper price band. Neither report critiques the company or the valuations. The more useful takeaway is the scale of the investment: Rs 576 crore for cloud computing equipment, a spending plan that ties ESDS's public listing directly to the AI infrastructure buildout. The listing on 4 September will show whether retail and institutional demand matches the pricing.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): livemint.com (neutral report), thehindubusinessline.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
