Aavas Financiers IPO subscribed 4% on Day 1

PTI Updated - September 26, 2018 at 11:23 AM.

The initial public offer of housing finance company Aavas Financiers was subscribed 4 per cent on the first day of bidding on Tuesday.

The IPO to raise ₹ 1,734 crore received bids for 6,58,368 shares against the total issue size of 1,47,85,027 shares, data available with the NSE showed.

The portion set aside for qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) was subscribed 9 per cent and retail investors 2 per cent.

The IPO comprises fresh issue of up to ₹ 400 crore and an offer for sale of up to 1,62,49,359 equity shares, including anchor portion of 63,36,439 equity shares.

The price band for the offer has been set at ₹ 818-821 per share.

Aavas Financiers Monday raised ₹ 520 crore from anchor investors.

ICICI Securities Ltd, Citigroup Global Markets India Private Ltd, Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd, Spark Capital Advisors (India) Private Ltd and HDFC Bank Ltd are managing the issue.

The shares of the company will be listed on BSE and NSE.

Aavas Financiers offers housing loans to customers from low and middle income segments in semi-urban and rural areas.

Published on September 25, 2018 16:06