Nykaa may launch its IPO next week to raise a little over ₹5,000 crore

• The anchor placement of up to ₹2,340 crore will open up a day in advance.
• Nykaa’s IPO would consist of a fresh issue of equity shares worth ₹630 crore.
• A total of 17 investors — both institutional and individual — will be shelling out a part of their shareholdings with Nykaa’s public issue.

Fashion and beauty ecommerce platform Nykaa will launch its three-day initial public offering (IPO) on October 28 to raise as much as ₹5,200 crore.

The anchor placement of up to ₹2,340 crore will open up a day in advance, on October 27.

The IPO will go on till November 1, 2021, the company red herring prospectus (RHP) has revealed.

The price band has been fixed at ₹1,085-₹1,125 per equity share, as per a Moneycontrol $4. However, Nykaa's RHP doesn't reveal the price band.

The company has not revealed the amount it intends to raise in its red herring prospectus, which is the preliminary paperwork for public issue. Economic Times $4 the ₹5,300 crore IPO size citing

Nykaa’s IPO would consist of a fresh issue of $4and existing investors in the company ⁠will sell part of their stakes amounting to 4.3 crore equity shares. The company gots Securities and Exchange Board of India’s approval last week.

According to sources quoted by The Economic Times, the company will seek a valuation of $7 billion with this public issue. This is a nearly five-fold jump from the last reported $1.2 billion valuation.

$4 — both institutional and individual — will be shelling out a part of their shareholdings with Nykaa’s public issue.

Shareholders	Offered shares
Sanjay Nayar Family Trust	Up to 4,800,000
TPG Growth IV SF Pte. Ltd	Up to 5,421,510
Lighthouse India Fund III, Limited	Up to 4,844,620
Lighthouse India III Employee Trust	Up to 51,530
Yogesh Agencies & Investments Private Limited	Up to 2,538,450
J M Financial and Investment Consultancy Services Private Limited	Up to 914,000

Nykaa, in its DRHP, has revealed that the net processed would be used for five purposes.

Particulars	Amount from net proceeds	Total investment to be made
Investment in subsidiaries like FSN Brands or Nykaa Fashion to set up retail stores	₹35 crore	₹53.9 crore
Capital expenditure incurred by the company and fund setting up on new warehouses	₹35 crore	₹92.4 crore
Repayment of outstanding borrowing	₹130 crore	N./A
Expenditure on enhancing brand visibility and awareness	₹200 crore	₹200 crore
General corporate purpose*	N/A	N/A

*The amount utilised for general corporate purposes shall not exceed 25% of the net proceeds

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