Wakefit’s Rs 1,400 cr IPO opens on Dec 8

New Delhi: Home and furnishings company Wakefit Innovations Ltd is gearing up to launch its initial public offering (IPO) on December 8 to raise around Rs 1,400 crore. The company’s maiden public offering is a combination of a fresh issue of equity shares aggregating up to Rs 377.1 crore and an offer-for-sale (OFS) of 4.67 crore shares by the selling shareholders, according to the red herring prospectus (RHP).

As part of the OFS, the promoters -- Ankit Garg and Chaitanya Ramalingegowda and other selling shareholders -- Nitika Goel, Peak XV Partners Investments VI, Redwood Trust, Verlinvest S.A., SAI Global India Fund I LLP and Paramark KB Fund I -- will be offloading shares.

Market sources said that the total issue size would be around Rs 1,400 crore. The IPO of the Bengaluru-based company will conclude on December 10, and anchor investors will be allocated shares on December 5, the RHP noted.