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SJS Enterprises IPO Subscribed 32% On Day 1

The firm has set a price band of Rs 531-542 apiece, giving it a market value of up to Rs 1,649.7 crore at the upper end.

<div class="paragraphs"><p>SJS Enterprises' facility in Bengaluru. (Source: Company website)</p></div>
SJS Enterprises' facility in Bengaluru. (Source: Company website)

SJS Enterprises Ltd.'s three-day initial public offering saw low bidding levels as it opened on Nov. 1, joining a wave of companies looking to list on the exchanges in a boom year for maiden offers.

The issue ended with 32% subscription on day one.

The firm has set a price band of Rs 531-542 apiece, giving it a market value of up to Rs 1,649.7 crore at the upper end.

The initial share sale of the Bengaluru-based maker of aesthetics products for automotive to consumer appliance industries comprises an offer-for-sale by the subsidiary of private equity firm Everstone, Evergraph Holdings Pte, and promoter KA Joseph.

Selling shareholders are putting up 1.47 crore shares worth Rs 800 crore for sale, according to the draft red herring prospectus.

After the IPO, the promoter shareholding will fall to 50.4% from 98.8%.

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Subscription Details: Day 1

The IPO was subscribed 0.32 times or 32% as of 5 p.m. on Nov. 1.

  • Institutional investors: 0 times.

  • Non-institutional investors: 0.01 times.

  • Retail investors: 0.64 times.

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