The Indian primary market is expected to be active in the second week of December 2024, with a total of 11 IPOs scheduled to open, including five mainboard IPOs and six SME IPOs. These IPOs cover various sectors, including retail, fintech, healthcare, and jewellery, providing diverse investment opportunities.
The mainboard IPOs aim to collectively raise more than ₹19,000 crore, showcasing robust investor interest across various sectors.
Mainboard IPOs
- The Vishal Mega Mart IPO is set to open for subscription on Wednesday, December 11, and will remain open until Friday, December 13. The IPO is scheduled to list on both the BSE and NSE, with a tentative listing date of December 18.
- The price band for the IPO has been fixed between ₹74 and ₹78 per share, with a lot size of 190 shares. Vishal Mega Mart, a leading hypermarket chain, aims to raise ₹8,000 crore through this book-built issue, which is entirely an offer-for-sale (OFS) comprising 102.56 crore equity shares.
- Sai Life Sciences, a contract research, development, and manufacturing organization (CRDMO), will launch its IPO on December 11 and close on December 13.
- The company aims to raise ₹3,042.62 crore through a combination of a fresh issue of 1.73 crore equity shares aggregating to ₹950 crore and an OFS of 3.81 crore shares worth ₹2,092.62 crore. The IPO price band is ₹522 to ₹549 per share, and the lot size is 27 shares.
- Proceeds from the fresh issue will be used for the repayment or prepayment of outstanding borrowings and for general corporate purposes.
- Fintech firm One Mobikwik Systems is set to launch its IPO on December 11, aiming to raise ₹572 crore from the primary market. The IPO will remain open for subscription until December 13, with the equity shares slated for listing on both the BSE and NSE.
- The price band for the Mobikwik IPO has been set between ₹265 and ₹279 per share. The public issue comprises a fresh issue of 2.05 crore equity shares, with a lot size of 53 shares.
- The company plans to use the net proceeds from the IPO to support growth in its financial services and payment services businesses. Funds will also be allocated to investments in data, machine learning (ML), artificial intelligence (AI), product development, and technology. Additionally, the proceeds will cover capital expenditure for its payment devices business and other general corporate purposes.
Inventurus Knowledge Solutions IPO
- Inventurus Knowledge Solutions, backed by Rekha Jhunjhunwala, is a healthcare administration solutions provider. Its IPO will open on December 12 and close on December 16. The IPO will be entirely an OFS of 1.88 crore equity shares. The company has not announced the IPO price band yet.
- It is entirely an offer for sale (OFS) of 1.88 crore equity shares. Hence, the company will not receive any proceeds from the issue.
International Gemmological Institute IPO
- The International Gemmological Institute, a key player in the gems and jewellery certification industry, will launch its IPO on December 13. The IPO will close on December 17, with a size of ₹4,225 crore. The issue comprises a fresh issue of equity shares worth ₹1,475 crore and an OFS amounting to ₹2,750 crore.
- The company plans to use the net proceeds from the issue to acquire IGI Belgium Group and IGI Netherlands Group from its promoter. A portion of the funds will also be allocated for general corporate purposes.