SEBI grants approval for IPOs of Afcons Infrastructure & four other companies

India IPO

Updated Sep 16, 2024

The remaining funds will be used for general corporate purposes, aiming to enhance the company’s financial standing and support future growth.

SEBI grants approval for IPOs of Afcons Infrastructure & four other companies

Five companies, including Afcons Infrastructure Ltd (AIL) from the Shapoorji Pallonji group, have secured approval from SEBI to raise funds through initial public offerings (IPOs). Alongside Afcons, Godavari Biorefineries, Shivalik Engineering Industries Ltd, Quadrant Future Tek, and Enviro Infra Engineers received the go-ahead. These firms submitted their IPO documents between March and June, with SEBI providing approval between September 5-13.

SEBI’s approval, in the form of an observation letter, allows these companies to move forward with their IPO plans. Afcons Infrastructure's Rs 7,000 crore IPO will feature a fresh share issue of Rs 1,250 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) worth Rs 5,750 crore by Goswami Infratech Pvt Ltd. Currently, Afcons is 99.48% owned by promoter entities.

Details of Godavari Biorefineries' IPO include a fresh issue of shares worth Rs 325 crore, alongside an OFS of 65.27 lakh shares from promoters and private equity firm Mandala Capital AG Ltd, which will sell 49.27 lakh shares.

Shivalik Engineering Industries Ltd will raise Rs 335 crore through a fresh issue of shares and an OFS of 41.3 lakh shares by its promoters. Quadrant Future Tek's IPO will consist of a fresh issue worth Rs 275 crore, while Enviro Infra Engineers will issue 4.42 crore new shares and offer 52.68 lakh shares for sale by its promoters.

In contrast, SEBI returned the draft IPO papers of Armee Infotech, a company based in Ahmedabad, which had filed for an IPO worth Rs 250 crore with no OFS component. Afcons Infrastructure plans to use Rs 150 crore of its fresh issue for capital expenditure on construction equipment, Rs 350 crore for working capital needs, and Rs 500 crore for repaying existing debt. The remaining funds will be used for general corporate purposes, aiming to enhance the company’s financial standing and support future growth.

These IPOs cover a range of industries, from infrastructure to bio-based chemicals, and will provide these companies with capital to boost their operations and market presence. SEBI’s approval marks a key step for these firms as they prepare to go public, with investors closely monitoring these developments for potential opportunities in emerging sectors.