GK Energy IPO subscribed 89.62 times on Day 3; check latest GMP

GK Energy IPO subscribed 89.62 times on Day 3; check latest GMP

The initial public offering (IPO) of GK Energy Ltd, a solar-powered agricultural water pump systems provider, got subscribed 12.4 times on the third day of bidding on September 23.

The IPO received bids for 1,98,77,63,792 shares against 2,21,80,828 shares on offer, according to NSE data.

Retail individual investors part received 20.79 times subscription while the category for non-institutional investors got subscribed 122.72 times. The portion meant for qualified institutional buyers attracted 186.29 times subscription.

GK Energy on Thursday said it has collected over Rs 139 crore from anchor investors.

GK Energy IPO details

The Rs 464-crore IPO will conclude on September 23. The price band has been fixed at Rs 145-153 per share.

The Pune-based firm's offering is a combination of fresh issue of shares worth Rs 400 crore and an offer-for-sale (OFS) of 42 lakh equity shares, worth Rs 65 crore at the upper end, by selling shareholders.

Proceeds from the fresh issue to the extent of Rs 322.5 crore will be utilised for funding the company's long-term working capital requirements, and the balance for general corporate purposes.

The company is India's largest pure play provider of engineering, procurement and commissioning (EPC) services for solar-powered agricultural water pump systems. It offers farmers an end-to-end single source solution for the survey, design, supply, assembly and installation, testing, commissioning and maintenance of solar-powered pump systems.

IIFL Capital Services and HDFC Bank are the book running lead managers to the offer.

GK Energy IPO GMP

According to InvestorGain, the Grey Market Potential (GMP) of GK Energy stood at Rs 27 as of September 23, 5 pm. The estimated listing price is expected to be Rs 180 based on the upper price band of Rs 153. The expected percentage gain per share is 17.65%.