HDB Financial Services - the non-banking lending arm of HDFC Bank - has filed the Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with Sebi for an initial public offering of up to Rs 12,500 crore ($1.49 billion), the bank informed exchanges on October 31.
The DRHP was filed on Wednesday, and the IPO remains subject to necessary regulatory approvals and market conditions, the bank said.
The Initial Public Offering comprises of fresh issue of shares aggregating up to Rs 2,500 crore, and an offer for sale of shares aggregating up to Rs 1,000 crore by existing shareholders of the company. HDFC Bank holds 94.6% stake in the lender, and will sell shares worth up to Rs 10,000 crore through the OFS route.
HDB Financial has said that plans to use the IPO sale proceeds for capital requirements, including onwards lending.
Last month, HDFC Bank approved the unit's IPO, marking the group's first public float in six years as it aims to meet the financial regulator's deadline that "upper layer" non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), based on their size, activity and perceived risk levels, be listed by September 2025.
Post-IPO, HDB Financial Services will remain a subsidiary of HDFC Bank, complying with relevant regulations.
HDB Financial Services has engaged four investment banks as advisors for its proposed big-bang initial public offering (IPO), namely Jefferies, JM Financial, Morgan Stanley & Nomura.
Fundraising through initial public offerings (IPOs) has hit a new high in 2024, exceeding the previous record set in 2021, with two months still remaining in the year. So far, total funds raised through IPOs have reached over Rs 1.22 lakh crore, surpassing the Rs 1.18 lakh crore record of 2021. Approximately 70% of this record-breaking amount has been generated since August.
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