Shemaroo Entertainment's 120 Cr IPO To Open On Sep 16

NEW DELHI: Shemaroo Entertainment, which is into film and entertainment content business, will hit the capital market on September 16 to raise up to 120 crore through an initial public offer (IPO).

This will be the fourth IPO of 2014. Prior to that, there have been public offers of Wonderla Holidays, Snowman Logistics Ltd. One IPO is currently underway, wherein Sharda Cropchem is aiming to raise over 350 crore through a public offer scheduled to close tomorrow.

Shemaroo has offered a 10 percent discount to retail subscribers. Of the total shares offered, 60 per cent will be offered to qualified institutional buyers (QIBs).

The company's IPO will open on September 16 and close on September 18, as per information available with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi).

Shemaroo had received the market regulator Sebi's nod to launch the public offer in February. The company filed its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) in June last year.

The proceeds from the issue would be utilised to fund working capital requirements and general corporate purposes.

The proposed IPO comprises "equity shares of face value of Rs 10 each at the issue price aggregating to 120 crore."

Besides, the firm is considering a "pre-IPO placement up to eight lakh equity shares aggregating up to 10 crore".

The lead managers of the issue are Yes Bank Ltd and ICICI Securities Ltd.

Shemaroo would list shares on the National Stock Exchange and the BSE.
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