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Gaja Capital IPO to open at ₹152-160, first PE firm listing
Gaja Capital, through its entity Gaja Alternative Asset Management, will launch a ₹550 crore IPO on August 19, with a price band of ₹152-160 per share. The offer includes a fresh issue…
The Story in Brief
Gaja Capital, through its entity Gaja Alternative Asset Management, will launch a ₹550 crore IPO on August 19, with a price band of ₹152-160 per share. The offer includes a fresh issue of ₹450 crore and an offer-for-sale of ₹100 crore. Anchor investor bidding opens on August 18. The company will become India's first listed private equity firm. It plans to use the proceeds for sponsor commitments to its Fund IV, Fund V, and a Secondaries Fund, and to repay a bridge loan. The IPO closes on August 21, with listing on NSE and BSE expected on August 26. JM Financial and IIFL Capital are the lead managers.
The Indian Opinion
The hype around India's first listed PE firm glosses over a simple truth: the IPO is mostly a fresh issue for sponsor commitments, not an exit for early investors. The ₹100 crore offer-for-sale is tiny. Watch how much of the ₹450 crore fresh issue actually goes to new funds versus repaying the bridge loan. A high retail quota (35%) may create artificial demand. The real test will be the subscription numbers from qualified institutional buyers on August 19-21.
Sources (2): thehindu.com, thehindubusinessline.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
