“What Bhavish has done from 2019, when our first cheque went in, to what the firm is now is phenomenal. The promise he has delivered, the EV revolution, is what is keeping people excited,” Juneja said
Ola Electric IPO received bids for about 494.3 million shares, exceeding the 465.2 million on offer, exchange data showed.
State Bank of India and HDFC Mutual Funds have been allocated shares worth around $30-36 million each in the issue while Nomura, Norges Bank allocated shares worth around $24 million each, Reuters reported
Aggarwal said that he doesn't see any slowing down of the EV story, adding that incumbents are also joining the party.
The issue comprises a fresh issue of Rs 5500 crore and an offer for sale of upto 84.94 million. On the upper price band, OFS comes at Rs 645.96 crore. The total issue size will be at Rs 6145.96 crore.
The long-awaited IPO of the Softbank-backed company will finally hit Dalal Street on August 2.
The Ola Electric Mobility IPO is a combination of a fresh issue of shares worth Rs 5,500 crore, and an offer-for-sale of 8.49 crore equity shares.
On 26 July, Moneycontrol was the first to report the timeline for the Ola Electric anchor book, issue opening and listing.
As per the proposed timeline, the listing of the firm, which is set to become the first-ever Indian EV two-wheeler to drive into Dalal Street, is likely on August 9, sources added.
With this, Ola Electric joins a series of startups like Mamaearth and GoDigit that went for an IPO with a valuation lower than the valuation secured from their last private equity funding rounds.
Moneycontrol, on June 11, had reported that the electric vehicle maker had received Sebi's clearance for its IPO. The company is looking to raise Rs 7,250 crore through the IPO
Effective today, S1 Pro, S1 Air, and S1 X+ are now available at Rs 129,999, Rs 104,999, and Rs 84,999 respectively until the last day of this month
Under the scheme, Ola Electric is eligible for incentives for up to five consecutive financial years, commencing in fiscal 2023-24.
Ola Electric filed its Draft Red Herring Paper (DRHP) on December 22 and plans to raise Rs 7,250 crore via IPO.
On May 25, Moneycontrol was the first to report that Ola Electric has roped in Kotak Mahindra Capital and Goldman Sachs for an IPO in early 2024.
While FirstCry is likely to list only after the general election in 2024, Ola Electric's management has already begun roadshows with domestic and international investors
The scaling back of Ola's targets comes ahead of its $700 million stock market debut plan, even though the SoftBank-backed company, which likens itself to Tesla in the West, continues to lead the small yet fast growing e-scooter market.
Additionally, sources have said that two more CXO-level members at the group level are also on their way out. However, Ola denied the same.
The figures, however, pre-date surprise cuts by the federal government to e-scooter incentives in May.
Ola Electric has sold more than 239,000 electric scooters since December 2021 and holds a 38% share in India's electric-scooter market.
Ola competes with names like TVS Motors, Ather Energy and Hero Electric in India's fast expanding EV scooter space.
Kotak Mahindra Capital and Goldman Sachs are currently in advanced talks to be selected as financial advisors, with Kotak closely collaborating with the startup to determine the IPO's structure